Geo Metro
Owners filed 602 complaints across 12 model years of the Geo Metro. The 1995 drew the most (109); the 2001 the fewest (6).
Model years12
Complaints602
Recalls8
Fires10
Deaths2
Every Geo Metro model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Rear Window | Routine | |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 | — | 4 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 | — | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1997 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 13 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1996 | 88 | 0 | 5 | 27 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 109 | 1 | — | 43 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1994 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch | Routine | |
| 1993 | 50 | 1 | — | 6 | Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch | Routine | |
| 1992 | 54 | 1 | — | 6 | Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | Routine | |
| 1991 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch | Fatalities reported | |
| 1990 | 39 | 2 | — | 5 | Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch | Routine |
Which Geo Metro years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1995 is the weakest year on record, with 109 complaints concentrated in the air bags › frontal. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.