Chevrolet C15
Owners filed 194 complaints across 7 model years of the Chevrolet C15. The 1995 drew the most (60).
Model years7
Complaints194
Recalls1
Fires6
Deaths1
Which Chevrolet C15 years should you avoid?
Going by 194 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Chevrolet C15 years to avoid are 1995.
- 19952.1× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (1 fire, 20 crashes, 1 death).
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 C15 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26 | 0 | — | 6 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1995Avoid | 60 | 0 | 1 | 20 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | Routine | |
| 1993 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | Seats | Routine | |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Routine | |
| 1990 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.