Chevrolet Venture
Owners filed 2,335 complaints across 10 model years of the Chevrolet Venture. The 1997 drew the most (432).
Model years10
Complaints2,335
Recalls68
Fires37
Deaths10
Which Chevrolet Venture years should you avoid?
Going by 2,335 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Chevrolet Venture years to avoid are 2003.
- 20032.6× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (4 fires, 19 crashes, 2 deaths).
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 Venture model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 124 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2003Avoid | 185 | 8 | 4 | 19 | Exterior Lighting | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 220 | 6 | 4 | 12 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 222 | 12 | 3 | 17 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 350 | 8 | 5 | 25 | Structure › Body › Door | Above average | |
| 1999 | 349 | 7 | 5 | 22 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 409 | 10 | 3 | 27 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Above average | |
| 1997 | 432 | 9 | 10 | 8 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.