FaultScore

Worst years for a GEO Tracker

Owners have filed 450 complaints about the GEO Tracker with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2002. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

1996 GEO Tracker

103 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

1999 GEO Tracker

36 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every GEO Tracker 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 1 1 0 Other & Unspecified
2001 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2000 8 2 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1999 C 36 4 0 Engine & Cooling
1998 C 27 2 1 Brakes
1997 C 35 6 1 65,000 Brakes
1996 F 103 19 1 Engine & Cooling
1995 D 68 8 7 132,057 Body & Structure
1994 D 56 10 3 Body & Structure
1993 C 35 4 2 Body & Structure
1992 20 3 1 Tires
1991 21 3 1 Electrical System
1990 27 3 0 Seat Belts
1989 10 1 0 Seat Belts
1986 1 0 0 Seat Belts

What breaks on a GEO Tracker

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

Body & Structure 66 14.7%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 56 12.4%

Worst in 1996

Brakes 44 9.8%

Worst in 1996

Seat Belts 41 9.1%

Worst in 1990

Worst in 1996

Worst in 1995

Suspension 29 6.4%

Worst in 1996

Steering 22 4.9%

Worst in 1995

Airbags 19 4.2%

Worst in 1996

Equipment & Accessories 17 3.8%

Worst in 1996

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 16 3.6%

Worst in 1992

Seats 16 3.6%

Worst in 1996

Fuel & Propulsion 10 2.2%

Worst in 1996

Tires 10 2.2%

Worst in 1992

Exactly what failed on a GEO Tracker

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

Hinge AND Attachments 35 20.6%
Gasoline 31 18.2%
Buckle Assembly 19 11.2%
Frontal 17 10.0%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 14 8.2%
Front 13 7.6%
AIR Conditioner 11 6.5%
Recliner 10 5.9%
Engine 10 5.9%
Foundation Components 10 5.9%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every GEO Tracker, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 15 May 2016

GEO Tracker 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 Tracker

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