MYRModel Year Report

Chevrolet S10 — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 1997 · Best bets: 1988, 1989, 1991, 2003, 1992, 2002

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Chevrolet S10 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2018 highlighted. 1981: 1 complaints 1981 1982: 2 complaints 1983: 7 complaints 1984: 8 complaints 1985: 11 complaints 1985 1986: 22 complaints 1987: 27 complaints 1988: 37 complaints 1989: 48 complaints 1989 1990: 29 complaints 1991: 174 complaints 1992: 180 complaints 1993: 233 complaints 1993 1994: 963 complaints 1995: 910 complaints 1996: 665 complaints 1997: 469 complaints 1997 1998: 613 complaints 1999: 231 complaints 2000: 471 complaints 2001: 307 complaints 2001 2002: 213 complaints 2003: 178 complaints 2004: 21 complaints 2005: 0 complaints 2005 2006: 1 complaints 2007: 0 complaints 2016: 1 complaints 2017: 1 complaints 2017 2018: 3 complaints 2018
2018: 3 complaints
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YearComplaints
19811
19822
19837
19848
198511
198622
198727
198837
198948
199029
1991174
1992180
1993233
1994963
1995910
1996665
1997469
1998613
1999231
2000471
2001307
2002213
2003178
200421
20050
20061
20070
20161
20171
20183

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2018 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2016 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2007 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2006 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2005 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2004 Not enough data 21 Only 21 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2003 Recommended 178 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2002 Recommended 213 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2001 Caution 307 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2000 Avoid 471 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1999 Recommended 231 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1998 Avoid 613 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1997 Avoid 469 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1996 Avoid 665 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1995 Avoid 910 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1994 Avoid 963 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1993 Recommended 233 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1992 Recommended 180 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1991 Recommended 174 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1990 Not enough data 29 Only 29 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1989 Recommended 48 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1988 Recommended 37 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1987 Not enough data 27 Only 27 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1986 Not enough data 22 Only 22 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1985 Not enough data 11 Only 11 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1984 Not enough data 8 Only 8 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1983 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1982 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1981 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.