Chevrolet Sonoma
Owners filed 29 complaints across 12 model years of the Chevrolet Sonoma. The 1994 drew the most (7).
Which Chevrolet Sonoma years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Chevrolet Sonoma 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 Sonoma model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm) | Routine | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | Routine | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Axle Assembly | Routine | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | Routine | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.