1996 Chevrolet Caprice: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 87 complaints
87
Total Complaints
59,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

46,008 25th Percentile
59,000 Median Mileage
110,272 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
SUSPENSION:FRONT
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
4
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
4
TIRES
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
3
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. TT"
"AUTO-TRANSMISSION; VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND ONCE ENGAGED IN REVERSE, WILL LOCK DOWN W/SOME WARNING FROM CONSOLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT"
"SUSPENSION PROBLEM, CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR."

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