Chevrolet Caprice: best and worst years

Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.

Years to avoid: 1991, 1994

Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.

Held up best: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.

2014solid year12 complaints · 3 recalls 2013solid year6 complaints · 4 recalls 2012solid year0 complaints · 3 recalls 2011solid year1 complaints · 3 recalls 199665 complaints · 8 recalls 199588 complaints · 11 recalls 1994worst year146 complaints · 10 recalls 199361 complaints · 6 recalls 199289 complaints · 11 recalls 1991worst year131 complaints · 10 recalls

Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.