FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet Z71

Owners have filed 120 complaints about the Chevrolet Z71 with NHTSA across model years 1993 to 2002. More of them are about the windows, mirrors & wipers than anything else.

Avoid

1998 Chevrolet Z71

52 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1993 Chevrolet Z71

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet Z71 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
2002 D 29 3 0 34,711 Brakes
1998 F 52 4 3 60,000 Brakes
1996 4 1 1 Electrical System
1995 2 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1994 C 17 3 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1993 A 16 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers

What breaks on a Chevrolet Z71

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

Worst in 1993

Brakes 24 20.0%

Worst in 1998

Steering 12 10.0%

Worst in 1998

Airbags 9 7.5%

Worst in 2002

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 6.7%

Worst in 2002

Tires 8 6.7%

Worst in 1998

Seats 8 6.7%

Worst in 1993

Engine & Cooling 6 5.0%

Worst in 1998

Electrical System 3 2.5%

Worst in 1998

Fuel & Propulsion 3 2.5%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 2 1.7%

Worst in 1998

Lights 2 1.7%

Worst in 1998

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 1.7%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 2 1.7%

Worst in 1993

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Z71

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

Motor 15 26.3%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 11 19.3%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 9 15.8%
Frontal 7 12.3%
Tread/Belt 4 7.0%
Automatic Transmission 3 5.3%
Antilock 2 3.5%
Sidewall 2 3.5%
Pads 2 3.5%
Latch 2 3.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet Z71, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 1998 peak 6 Jun 2014

Compare the Chevrolet Z71

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