Chevrolet P30

Owners filed 35 complaints across 10 model years of the Chevrolet P30. The 1998 drew the most (9).

Model years10
Complaints35
Recalls21
Fires2
Deaths0

Which Chevrolet P30 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Chevrolet P30 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

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 P30 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19992
1——SuspensionRoutine
19989
2——Parking Brake › Driveline › HydraulicRoutine
19970
2———Routine
19965
21—Parking BrakeRoutine
19950
2———Routine
19949
31—Parking BrakeRoutine
19933
2—1Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle ShaftRoutine
19924
2——Structure › Frame and MembersRoutine
19911
2——Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank AssemblyRoutine
19902
3——Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and CableRoutine

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