Where each one leads
Chevrolet Astro
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2005 Chevrolet Astro uses 14.4 l/100 km, the 2004 Ford E250 15.7.
Ford E250
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Chevrolet Astro | Ford E250 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1983–2005 | 1981–2013 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Chevrolet Astro | Ford E250 | |
|---|---|---|
| US owner complaints | 2,793 | 17 |
| Most complaints about | Service brakes, hydraulic | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 1995 (446) | 1989 (7) |
| US recall campaigns | 17 | 15 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,627 | 40 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 47 | 34 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Chevrolet Astro | Ford E250 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 14.4 l/100 km (2005) | 15.7 l/100 km (2004) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).