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Best and worst years for the Chevrolet Cavalier

Of the 16 model years of the Chevrolet Cavalier with enough data to compare, the 2003 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (616), and the 1990 has the fewest (24).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Chevrolet Cavalier 0 325 650 1990: 24 24 '90 1991: 38 38 '91 1992: 95 '92 1993: 125 '93 1994: 198 '94 1995: 208 '95 1996: 418 '96 1997: 425 425 '97 1998: 280 '98 1999: 229 '99 2000: 314 '00 2001: 248 '01 2002: 181 '02 2003: 616 616 '03 2004: 255 '04 2005: 236 '05
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199024
199138
199295
1993125
1994198
1995208
1996418
1997425
1998280
1999229
2000314
2001248
2002181
2003616
2004255
2005236

What stands out

The 2003 stands out, with about 2.6 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1996, 1997.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2003 and 1997. Or the years with the fewest: 1990 and 1991.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
2005236362
2004255428
2003616867
2002181254
2001248356
2000314447
1999229337
1998280473
1997425751
1996418748
1995208392
1994198310
1993125237
199295178
19913877
19902470