Orion VI
Owners filed 4 complaints across 11 model years of the Orion VI. The 2000 drew the most (3); the 2005 the fewest (0).
Model years11
Complaints4
Recalls38
Fires4
Deaths0
Every Orion VI model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Orion VI years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic. It carries 3 recalls.
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.