2000 Chevrolet Astro: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 258 complaints
258
Total Complaints
65,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
35
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

52,733 25th Percentile
65,000 Median Mileage
95,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
35
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
11
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
8
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6

Severity Assessment

35
Crashes
6
Fires
14
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK"
"ENGINE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING, THIS COULD OCCUR AT ANY HIGHWAY SPEED. ALSO, VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY START UP OR NOT START AT ALL. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS,AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING UNDER 20 MPH ENGINE WOULD DIE OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. MECHANIC REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP & THE WATER PUMP. PLACED VEHICLE ON BOARD MONITOR FOR A WEEK, BUT NOTHING REGISTERED. MECHANIC DROVE IT & IT DID STUTTER. *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