FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet Uplander

Owners have filed 923 complaints about the Chevrolet Uplander with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2009. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Chevrolet Uplander

293 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2007 Chevrolet Uplander

155 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet Uplander year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2009 5 0 0 50,000 Engine & Cooling
2008 C 195 12 1 61,399 Electrical System
2007 B 155 2 2 63,500 Body & Structure
2006 D 275 14 2 30,037 Electrical System
2005 D 293 10 2 40,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Chevrolet Uplander

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 151 16.4%

Worst in 2005

Body & Structure 130 14.1%

Worst in 2005

Worst in 2005

Brakes 79 8.6%

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Steering 56 6.1%

Worst in 2006

Suspension 53 5.7%

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2008

Lights 38 4.1%

Worst in 2005

Worst in 2005

Worst in 2006

Tires 24 2.6%

Worst in 2006

Airbags 23 2.5%

Worst in 2008

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Uplander

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Door 79 37.8%
Latch 39 18.7%
Body 37 17.7%
Headlights 10 4.8%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator 8 3.8%
Rotor 8 3.8%
Front 8 3.8%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 8 3.8%
Automatic Transmission 8 3.8%
Mid/Rear Assembly 4 1.9%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet Uplander, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2005 peak 21 May 2025

Chevrolet Uplander problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Chevrolet Uplander

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.