Where each one leads
Chevrolet Express
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
GMC Savana
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: new York safety inspections failed, against cars of the same year; official combined fuel use, Canada (l/100 km).
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1993–2026 | 1993–2026 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | −51% | −51% |
| US owner complaints | 650 | 348 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Model year with most complaints | 2000 (84) | 1999 (49) |
| US recall campaigns | 72 | 58 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 22,200 | 22,988 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 7 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 14.0 l/100 km (2011) | 14.0 l/100 km (2011) |
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).