Chevrolet C1500
Owners filed 756 complaints across 7 model years of the Chevrolet C1500. The 1996 drew the most (229).
Model years7
Complaints756
Recalls15
Fires16
Deaths0
Which Chevrolet C1500 years should you avoid?
Going by 756 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Chevrolet C1500 years to avoid are 1996.
- 1996229 complaints, 2.1× a typical C1500 year, most often about the visibility.
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 C1500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996Avoid | 229 | 2 | 3 | 15 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | Above average | |
| 1995 | 209 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | Above average | |
| 1994 | 152 | 2 | — | 4 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | Routine | |
| 1993 | 64 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | Routine | |
| 1992 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 1991 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.