Chevrolet Lumina
Owners filed 2,952 complaints across 14 model years of the Chevrolet Lumina. The 1995 drew the most (492).
Model years14
Complaints2,952
Recalls54
Fires71
Deaths19
Which Chevrolet Lumina years should you avoid?
Going by 2,952 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Chevrolet Lumina years to avoid are 1997 and 1995.
- 19972.7× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (8 fires, 34 crashes, 7 deaths).
- 1995492 complaints, 2.0× a typical Lumina 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 Lumina model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 21 | 4 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000 | 30 | 6 | — | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1999 | 103 | 3 | 4 | 10 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 223 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Steering | Above average | |
| 1997Avoid | 347 | 2 | 8 | 34 | Steering › Rack and Pinion | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 245 | 3 | 2 | 24 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995Avoid | 492 | 7 | 8 | 50 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 126 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper | Routine | |
| 1993 | 243 | 3 | 13 | 14 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1992 | 342 | 4 | 11 | 17 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1991 | 352 | 6 | 9 | 21 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper | Fatalities reported | |
| 1990 | 427 | 9 | 8 | 24 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper | Above average |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.