Chevrolet Cavalier: nhtsa complaints (summary)

All rows for this model in the NHTSA complaints (summary) dataset, newest model year first. Each year links to its consumer page, which shows the same records with context.

rows16
model years1990–2005 (16)
data through2026-09-20
method/data/methodology#complaints
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Vehicle pages

2005 · 2004 · 2003 · 2002 · 2001 · 2000 · 1999 · 1998 · 1997 · 1996 · 1995 · 1994 · 1993 · 1992 · 1991 · 1990

Rows

yearcomplaint_countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
20052872004-12-062019-01-2670ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:211; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:18; SERVICE BRAKES:16; POWER TRAIN:16; STRUCTURE:14
20043302004-02-152024-05-17176ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:185; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:27; POWER TRAIN:23; VISIBILITY:23; STEERING:16
20037052002-11-142025-07-07326FUEL SYSTEM:382; GASOLINE:343; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:115; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:60; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:45
20022102001-09-202023-06-07264ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:39; SERVICE BRAKES:30; HYDRAULIC:24; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:23; STEERING:18
20012542000-11-032019-03-18248ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:56; SERVICE BRAKES:40; POWER TRAIN:35; HYDRAULIC:33; FUEL SYSTEM:31
20003381999-09-092023-03-15269ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:71; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:56; SERVICE BRAKES:47; HYDRAULIC:44; FUEL SYSTEM:42
19992681999-02-092019-08-09282SERVICE BRAKES:56; HYDRAULIC:51; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:48; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:47; STEERING:31
19983841998-01-162023-06-293910ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:72; SERVICE BRAKES:63; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:58; STEERING:58; HYDRAULIC:58
19975991996-11-132016-12-207125ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:114; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:112; STEERING:84; AIR BAGS:81; SERVICE BRAKES:71
19966041995-09-212017-11-285810ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:129; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:101; AIR BAGS:76; SERVICE BRAKES:65; POWER TRAIN:60
19953561994-12-152014-11-244010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:97; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:64; VISIBILITY:36; SERVICE BRAKES:35; HYDRAULIC:35
19943001994-08-222012-10-02383SERVICE BRAKES:74; HYDRAULIC:70; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:60; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:28; SEAT BELTS:25
19932101994-10-212014-11-18138SERVICE BRAKES:62; HYDRAULIC:62; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:52; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:29; POWER TRAIN:13
19921611994-01-172009-05-20158SERVICE BRAKES:54; HYDRAULIC:52; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:25; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:16; SEATS:12
1991741993-10-062005-02-0476ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:19; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:10; SERVICE BRAKES:9; HYDRAULIC:9; SEATS:8
1990631995-01-092014-11-25213ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:22; VISIBILITY:9; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:7; POWER TRAIN:5; FUEL SYSTEM:4

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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). NHTSA complaints (summary) — Chevrolet Cavalier [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/complaints/chevrolet/cavalier
@misc{wrenchpro_complaints_chevrolet_cavalier_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro NHTSA complaints (summary): Chevrolet Cavalier},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/complaints/chevrolet/cavalier}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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