Worst years for a GEO Prizm
Owners have filed 795 complaints about the GEO Prizm with NHTSA across model years 1990 to 2002. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Every GEO Prizm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2001 | — | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2000 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 33 | 14 | 4 | — | Airbags |
| 1998 | B | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1997 | C | 63 | 16 | 3 | 112,650 | Seat Belts |
| 1996 | D | 68 | 27 | 2 | — | Airbags |
| 1995 | D | 130 | 40 | 2 | 96,000 | Airbags |
| 1994 | F | 173 | 50 | 7 | 107,500 | Airbags |
| 1993 | D | 95 | 25 | 2 | — | Airbags |
| 1992 | — | 75 | 12 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 72 | 3 | 3 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1990 | — | 54 | 5 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a GEO Prizm
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1991
Worst in 1994
Exactly what failed on a GEO Prizm
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GEO Prizm, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GEO Prizm 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 GEO Prizm
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.