Where each one leads
Chevrolet Express
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2011 Chevrolet Express uses 14.0 l/100 km, the 2014 GMC Savana 1500 15.1.
GMC Savana 1500
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 Express | GMC Savana 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1993–2026 | 1996–2017 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 111 | — |
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 Express | GMC Savana 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.0% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −51% | — |
| US owner complaints | 650 | 44 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Tires |
| Model year with most complaints | 2000 (84) | 2014 (6) |
| US recall campaigns | 72 | 3 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 22,200 | 3,898 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 7 | — |
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 Express | GMC Savana 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 14.0 l/100 km (2011) | 15.1 l/100 km (2014) |
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).