Chevrolet Astro
Owners filed 2,622 complaints across 16 model years of the Chevrolet Astro. The 1995 drew the most (446).
Model years16
Complaints2,622
Recalls75
Fires57
Deaths11
Which Chevrolet Astro years should you avoid?
Going by 2,622 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Chevrolet Astro years to avoid are 1995, 1997 and 1994.
- 1995446 complaints, 3.3× a typical Astro year, most often about the visibility.
- 1997360 complaints, 2.7× a typical Astro year, most often about the visibility.
- 1994328 complaints, 2.4× a typical Astro year, most often about the brakes.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Chevrolet Astro model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2004 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2003 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 2002 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 2000 | 175 | 2 | 3 | 26 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 133 | 4 | 2 | 18 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1998 | 241 | 6 | 7 | 20 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1997Avoid | 360 | 7 | 7 | 23 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Above average | |
| 1996 | 263 | 7 | 1 | 17 | Suspension › Front › Springs › Torsion Bar | Above average | |
| 1995Avoid | 446 | 7 | 6 | 53 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994Avoid | 328 | 6 | 3 | 43 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 135 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1992 | 132 | 5 | 6 | 18 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 95 | 6 | 4 | 12 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 68 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.