Where each one leads
Chevrolet G30
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 1995 Chevrolet G30 uses 17.0 l/100 km, the 2017 GMC Savana 3500 19.0.
GMC Savana 3500
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 G30 | GMC Savana 3500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1982–2002 | 1996–2025 |
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 G30 | GMC Savana 3500 | |
|---|---|---|
| US owner complaints | 65 | 24 |
| Most complaints about | Service brakes, hydraulic | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 1995 (21) | 2002 (3) |
| US recall campaigns | 16 | 3 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 139 | 4,391 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 15 | — |
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 G30 | GMC Savana 3500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 17.0 l/100 km (1995) | 19.0 l/100 km (2017) |
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).