Chevrolet C2500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 208 NHTSA owner complaints across 8 model years, no Chevrolet C2500 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1994, 1995 and 1996. The C2500 has 1 safety recall on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet C2500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the C2500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet C2500 problems

All model years combined: 208 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Visibility530
Service brakes, hydraulic462
Fuel system, gasoline280
Tires193
Seats183
Engine and engine cooling161
Power train161
Electrical system110
Equipment50
14 other systems323
1 recall

Chevrolet C2500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the C2500

  1. DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FAILUREEA97023 · 1994–1995 · closed Jun 1, 1999
    No recall