Chevrolet Tracker Reliability
587 NHTSA complaints (1989–2004). Complaint rate: 2656.1 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2000 Chevrolet Tracker. The 2004 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SUSPENSION.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Chevrolet Tracker Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | 60 | 8.3% |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 34 | 2.9% |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 26 | 7.7% |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 23 | 8.7% |
| AIR BAGS | 22 | 77.3% |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 22 | 100.0% |
| STEERING | 20 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 14 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 13 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 13 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995GOOD | — | 3 | 1 | — | View 1995View→ |
| 1996GOOD | — | 12 | 1 | — | View 1996View→ |
| 1997GOOD | — | 4 | 3 | — | View 1997View→ |
| 1998GOOD | — | 15 | 0 | — | View 1998View→ |
| 1999 | — | 82 | 7 | — | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 160 | 19 | — | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 105 | 17 | 1 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002 | — | 82 | 14 | 5 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003 | — | 98 | 26 | 1 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004GOOD | — | 22 | 6 | — | View 2004View→ |
See also: Chevrolet Trackeraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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