Chevrolet C/K Pickups

Owners filed 382 complaints across 13 model years of the Chevrolet C/K Pickups. The 1998 drew the most (78).

Model years13
Complaints382
Recalls7
Fires5
Deaths1

Which Chevrolet C/K Pickups years should you avoid?

No Chevrolet C/K Pickups year stands out. Across the 5 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 52), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.

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 C/K Pickups model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
200214
0—1Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
200124
0—3Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
200034
1—4Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
199937
115Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/ModuleFatalities reported
199878
111Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorRoutine
199772
1—1Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherRoutine
199622
1—1Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorRoutine
199523
121Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerRoutine
199452
11—Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherRoutine
199312
0——Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorRoutine
19927
0——SeatsRoutine
19916
0——Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › MotorRoutine
19901
0——TiresRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.