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Chevrolet Monte Carlo by model year

2,928 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Monte Carlo across 15 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

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Complaints by model year

Total NHTSA complaints by model year, Chevrolet Monte Carlo 0 225 450 1991: 1 '91 1995: 244 '95 1996: 255 '96 1997: 218 '97 1998: 129 '98 1999: 170 '99 2000: 332 '00 2001: 417 '01 2002: 319 '02 2003: 204 '03 2004: 275 '04 2005: 155 '05 2006: 146 '06 2007: 54 '07
Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.
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Model yearComplaints
19911
1995244
1996255
1997218
1998129
1999170
2000332
2001417
2002319
2003204
2004275
2005155
2006146
200754

All model years

Model yearComplaintsMost reportedRecallsMPGSafety
2007 54 Electrical system (33%) 1 19 to 22
2006 146 Electrical system (20%) 1 19 to 22
2005 155 Electrical system (57%) 1 20 to 22
2004 275 Electrical system (55%) 4 20 to 22
2003 204 Engine (27%) 6 20 to 22
2002 319 Engine (20%) 4 20 to 22
2001 417 Engine (22%) 5 21 to 22
2000 332 Engine (21%) 5
1999 170 Brakes (37%) 3
1998 129 Brakes (22%) 3
1997 218 Brakes (18%) 1
1996 255 Electrical system (22%) 1
1995 244 Brakes (24%) 3
1991 1 1
1990 1