Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. Highlighted: 1999. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2025.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Express | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 Express | 13 | 2 |
| 2020 Express | 17 | 1 |
| 2019 Express | 8 | 4 |
| 2018 Express | 11 | 6 |
| 2017 Express | 21 | 6 |
| 2016 Express | 15 | 6 |
| 2015 Express | 8 | 3 |
| 2014 Express | 14 | 7 |
| 2013 Express | 22 | 8 |
| 2012 Express | 13 | 6 |
| 2011 Express | 12 | 5 |
| 2010 Express | 15 | 5 |
| 2009 Express | 10 | 7 |
| 2008 Express | 14 | 10 |
| 2007 Express | 18 | 4 |
| 2006 Express | 12 | 16 |
| 2005 Express | 23 | 8 |
| 2004 Express | 21 | 6 |
| 2003 ExpressMost complaints | 59 | 10 |
| 2002 ExpressMost complaints | 56 | 0 |
| 2001 Express | 45 | 2 |
| 2000 ExpressMost complaints | 84 | 1 |
| 1999 ExpressMost complaints | 68 | 1 |
| 1998 Express | 23 | 1 |
| 1997 Express | 29 | 1 |
| 1996 Express | 15 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Electrical system84
- Service brakes, hydraulic74
- Power train72
- Tires58
- Structure58
- Service brakes55
- Air bags41
- Engine and engine cooling38
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 746 Express vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 315 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 19 | 5 |
| 2020 | 47 | 14 |
| 2019 | 41 | 18 |
| 2018 | 24 | 8 |
| 2017 | 50 | 15 |
| 2016 | 37 | 12 |
| 2015 | 40 | 10 |
| 2014 | 37 | 17 |
| 2013 | 43 | 16 |
| 2012 | 29 | 9 |
| 2011 | 21 | 4 |
| 2010 | 22 | 7 |
| 2009 | 25 | 11 |
| 2008 | 32 | 14 |
| 2007 | 42 | 15 |
| 2006 | 51 | 27 |
| 2005 | 44 | 21 |
| 2004 | 37 | 22 |
| 2003 | 27 | 16 |
| 2002 | 17 | 15 |
| 2001 | 20 | 13 |
| 2000 | 19 | 12 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 |
| 1998 | 4 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 7 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 14.0–18.9 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Express Cargo · Van: Cargo · Regular gasoline | 15.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 |
| 2010 | Express Cargo · Van: Cargo · Regular gasoline | 15.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 |
| 2009 | Express Cargo · Van: Cargo · Regular gasoline | 15.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 |
| 2008 | Express Cargo · Van: Cargo · Regular gasoline | 15.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 |
| 2007 | Express Cargo · Van: Cargo · Regular gasoline | 16.4 | 12.2 | 14.5 |
| 2004 | Express Cargo Bi-Fuel · Van: Cargo · Regular gasoline | 21.5 | 15.7 | 18.9 |
| 2003 | Express Cargo Bi-Fuel · Van: Cargo · Natural gas | 21.8 | 15.3 | 18.9 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
In New Zealand
5 Express cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
111 Express cars are on Dutch roads; 97% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27 | — |
| 2004 | 27 | — |
| 2003 | 31 | — |
| 2000 | 26 | — |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
New registrations in Europe
3 new Chevrolet Express cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2013 and 2013, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2013 the largest markets were Estonia (3).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
72 campaigns cover the Express; the latest 12 are below.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Express, and 2025-2026 Savana vehicles. The steering gear assembly may have a nut that was not properly tightened.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2026 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles. The gear shifter may provide inaccurate gear selection feedback to the driver due to an incorrectly manufactured steering column assembly.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Express Cutaway, and 2025-2026 Savana Cutaway vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a tire with sidewall damage.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles. The front passenger seat head restraint may have been improperly welded to the seat frame.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans. The impact beam located in the driver's side door may have improper welds.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles. Incorrect software in the transmission control module (TCM) may result in harsh shifting, reduced power, unintended deceleration, rear wheel lockup, or cause the vehicle to move in an unintended direction.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles equipped with 6.6L gasoline engines. The positive battery cable terminals may contact a fuse block assembly attachment post and cause an electrical short circuit.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, XT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL, 2018-2021 Chevrolet Express, GMC Savana, 2019-2020 Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, GMC Acadia, Sierra 1500, and certain Continental tires sold to the aftermarket for various model year 2018-2021 vehicles. The affected tires were cured for too long during production.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles. The seatbelt-unfastened warning light will not illuminate for approximately five seconds after the ignition is moved to the "on" or "start" position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Unicell Body Company Inc. (Unicell) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savanna, 2018-2019 Hino 155, Ford Econoline and Transit and Isuzu NPR, and 2018 Ram ProMaster-based vehicles equipped with ASA Electronics Voyager monitors used to display the back-up camera image. The affected monitors may revert back to the factory default settings which may cause the camera image to be reversed.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles. One or both of the rear-quarter windows may be tempered glass instead of laminated glass. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Express and GMC Sierra vehicles equipped with a single, manual, rear climate control module (CCM). If the temperature is set to maximum heat or the mode knob is set to maximum floor vent and an electrical short occurs, components within the CCM may overheat.
NHTSA recalls