1993 Geo Prizm: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 95 complaints
95
Total Complaints
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Top Issue
25
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
17
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
8
AIR BAGS
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
6
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
5
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
SEAT BELTS
3
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
2

Severity Assessment

25
Crashes
2
Fires
24
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT"
"EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT REAR POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE, WHEN THINK DOORS ARE LOCKED, LEFT/REAR DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. TT"
"FRONT POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED 5 TIMES. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28