Chevrolet K1500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 378 NHTSA owner complaints across 9 model years, no Chevrolet K1500 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1994, 1995 and 1996. The K1500 has 1 safety recall on record.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years'94 '95 '96Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints378Top: Visibility Safety recalls11988–1996 model years

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

Best & worst years

Chevrolet K1500 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 K1500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

10 10 7 1 16 22 10011894

'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

1996Solid50/10094 complaints · 0 recalls 1995Solid44/100118 complaints · 0 recalls 1994Solid52/100100 complaints · 0 recalls 1993Not rated–/10022 complaints · 0 recalls 1992Not rated–/10016 complaints · 0 recalls 1991Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1990Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall 1989Not rated–/10010 complaints · 1 recall 1988Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet K1500 problems

All model years combined: 378 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

124Visibility1 crash/fire/injury

62Seats4 crash/fire/injury

59Service brakes, hydraulic7 crash/fire/injury

25Tires

23Power train

18Engine and engine cooling

14Seat belts

14Fuel system, gasoline

13Electrical system

6913 other systems17 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Visibility	124	1
Seats	62	4
Service brakes, hydraulic	59	7
Tires	25	3
Power train	23	1
Engine and engine cooling	18	2
Seat belts	14	1
Fuel system, gasoline	14	1
Electrical system	13	4
13 other systems	69	17

1 recall

Chevrolet K1500 recalls

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

Front: anchorage90V-170 · 1989–1990 · Sep 17, 1990 · 194,243 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the K1500

Oct 31, 1997
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME FAILUREEA97023 · 1994–1995 · closed Jun 1, 1999
No recall