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Yugo GVYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Yugo GV.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls11986 model years

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

Best & worst years

Yugo GV 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 GV median. Tap a year for its full report.

'86
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Yugo GV problems

All model years combined: 0 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
1 recall

Yugo GV recalls

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

–Front: anchorage86V-022 · 1986 · Feb 7, 1986 · 12,512 vehicles
4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the GV

  1. FRONT BRAKE PADSEA89024 · 1985–1989 · closed Aug 14, 1990
    No recall
  2. ENGINE BACKFIREPE89111 · 1986–1988 · closed Jul 21, 1989
    No recall
  3. BRAKESPE89108 · 1985–1989 · closed Jun 8, 1989
    No recall
  4. WIPERSPE89029 · 1986–1987 · closed May 3, 1989
    No recall