1999 Geo Metro: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 36 complaints
36
Total Complaints
69,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

69,000 25th Percentile
69,000 Median Mileage
84,391 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2
POWER TRAIN
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2
TIRES
2
SUSPENSION
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
0
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF AT SUCH LOW SPEED. *AK"
"WHILE AT A STOP A VEHICLE HIT THE METRO IN THE REAR AND THE METRO WENT FORWARD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A FRONTAL IMPACT, BUT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. ALSO, DURING THE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING TH..."
"WHILE AT A STOP A VEHICLE HIT THE METRO IN THE REAR AND THE METRO WENT FORWARD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A FRONTAL IMPACT, BUT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. ALSO, DURING THE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING TH..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 13 CA: 6 NY: 3 OH: 3 IL: 2 IA: 2 VT: 2 NC: 1 GA: 1 ME: 1

Who Files Complaints?

63.9%
Original Owners
36.1%
Second+ Owners

Geo Metro — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1990455
1991657
1992788
1993546
1994919
199513254
199611634
19979014
1998397
2000233

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