Reliability & cost of ownership
Beaver Contessa Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Beaver Contessa? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Beaver Contessa problems by model year
15 recall entries and 7 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Contessa | 2 | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 Contessa | 3 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Contessa | 6 | 4 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 Contessa | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Beaver Contessa, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes, hydraulic5 complaints
- power train2 complaints