Chevrolet Prizm by model year

195 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Prizm across 5 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Chevrolet Prizm

Complaints by model year

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 year	Complaints
1998	33
1999	47
2000	32
2001	59
2002	20

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	MPG
2002	20		27 to 31
2001	59	Engine (36%)	27 to 31
2000	32	Engine (19%)	26 to 30
1999	47	Air bags (23%)	26 to 29
1998	33	Air bags (21%)	26 to 29