MYRModel Year Report

Geo Prizm — YEARS TO AVOID

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

Avoid: 1994, 1995 · Best bets: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Geo Prizm Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2002 highlighted. 1989: 0 complaints 1989 1990: 37 complaints 1991: 46 complaints 1991 1992: 50 complaints 1993: 77 complaints 1993 1994: 134 complaints 1995: 96 complaints 1995 1996: 61 complaints 1997: 50 complaints 1997 1998: 11 complaints 1999: 24 complaints 1999 2000: 7 complaints 2001: 6 complaints 2001 2002: 3 complaints 2002
2002: 3 complaints
View as data table
YearComplaints
19890
199037
199146
199250
199377
1994134
199596
199661
199750
199811
199924
20007
20016
20023

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2002 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2001 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2000 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1999 Not enough data 24 Only 24 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1998 Not enough data 11 Only 11 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1997 Recommended 50 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1996 Caution 61 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1995 Avoid 96 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1994 Avoid 134 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1993 Caution 77 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1992 Recommended 50 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1991 Recommended 46 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1990 Recommended 37 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1989 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.