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 Tracker103 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
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.
| 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.
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1992
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1992
Exactly what failed on a GEO Tracker
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GEO Tracker, by the month it reached NHTSA.
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.