Worst years for a Chevrolet Venture
Owners have filed 3,069 complaints about the Chevrolet Venture with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 2005. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1999 Chevrolet Venture467 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
2005 Chevrolet Venture59 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Venture 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | C | 59 | 11 | 1 | 49,678 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2004 | C | 146 | 8 | 2 | 68,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 231 | 22 | 5 | 64,688 | Lights |
| 2002 | C | 284 | 13 | 4 | 44,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 284 | 17 | 3 | 55,400 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 464 | 31 | 12 | 70,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | D | 467 | 28 | 5 | 60,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 518 | 33 | 4 | 82,310 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | C | 612 | 11 | 13 | 75,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Venture
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Venture
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Venture, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Venture 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 Venture
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.