Chevrolet headlight problems

Owners have filed 8,049 complaints with NHTSA about the lighting on Chevrolet vehicles — 3% of everything reported about the brand, across 115 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Chevrolet Malibu, worst in 2000.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

8,049

Complaints

Share of all Chevrolet complaints

145

Crashes

196

Fires

Which Chevrolet models have the most headlight problems

Malibu 2,060 25.6%

Worst in 2000

Trailblazer 808 10.0%

Worst in 2002

Impala 737 9.2%

Worst in 2002

Blazer 425 5.3%

Worst in 2000

Corvette 321 4.0%

Worst in 2005

Silverado 1500 297 3.7%

Worst in 2014

Venture 260 3.2%

Worst in 1997

Cavalier 245 3.0%

Worst in 2003

Colorado 212 2.6%

Worst in 2005

Tahoe 192 2.4%

Worst in 2015

Aveo 185 2.3%

Worst in 2005

Monte Carlo 170 2.1%

Worst in 2001

Silverado 143 1.8%

Worst in 1999

Equinox 143 1.8%

Worst in 2008

Suburban 118 1.5%

Worst in 1999

S10 118 1.5%

Worst in 1996

Lumina 109 1.4%

Worst in 1995

Camaro 109 1.4%

Worst in 2014

Malibu Maxx 106 1.3%

Worst in 2005

Corsica 104 1.3%

Worst in 1991

Cobalt 101 1.3%

Worst in 2005

Cruze 80 1.0%

Worst in 2014

Traverse 75 0.9%

Worst in 2018

Silverado 2500 68 0.8%

Worst in 2015

HHR 68 0.8%

Worst in 2006

Astro 66 0.8%

Worst in 2001

Trailblazer EXT 60 0.7%

Worst in 2003

Beretta 46 0.6%

Worst in 1991

Uplander 38 0.5%

Worst in 2005

Trailblazer 360 31 0.4%

Worst in 2006

Trax 30 0.4%

Worst in 2024

Avalanche 29 0.4%

Worst in 2002

Trailblazer EXT 370 27 0.3%

Worst in 2005

Malibu Classic 27 0.3%

Worst in 2004

Express 25 0.3%

Worst in 2002

Worst Chevrolet model years for headlight problems

Vehicle	Complaints	Share of that year	Median miles	Grade
2000 Chevrolet Malibu	283	21%	65,000	C
2012 Chevrolet Malibu	202	14%	99,750	C
2010 Chevrolet Malibu	196	9%	96,572	A
2009 Chevrolet Malibu	173	7%	94,618	A
2002 Chevrolet Malibu	166	22%	60,000	C
2005 Chevrolet Malibu	160	12%	75,000	D
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer	156	10%	53,000	B
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer	154	8%	60,000	A
2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer	154	16%	113,936	B
2002 Chevrolet Impala	135	13%	76,000	B
2011 Chevrolet Malibu	130	9%	103,000	B
2001 Chevrolet Malibu	121	12%	59,000	A
2004 Chevrolet Impala	116	8%	85,096	B
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer	113	8%	110,500	B
2003 Chevrolet Impala	112	12%	75,047	B
2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer	110	8%	85,000	B
2008 Chevrolet Malibu	106	7%	90,000	A
2000 Chevrolet Blazer	97	11%	83,750	C
1998 Chevrolet Malibu	95	6%	45,000	A
2004 Chevrolet Malibu	92	6%	70,000	B

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