Reliability & cost of ownership
Chevrolet Pickup Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Chevrolet Pickup? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Chevrolet Pickup problems by model year
3 recall entries and 379 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Pickup | 0 | 10 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Pickup | 0 | 17 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Pickup | 0 | 17 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Pickup | 0 | 32 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Pickup | 0 | 39 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Pickup | 0 | 50 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Pickup | 1 | 75 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 Pickup | 1 | 60 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1995 Pickup | 1 | 79 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Chevrolet Pickup, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes99 complaints
- hydraulic92 complaints
- visibility71 complaints
- tires43 complaints
- power train28 complaints
- steering26 complaints
- fuel system25 complaints
- gasoline22 complaints