2000 Chevrolet Prizm: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 32 complaints
32
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,250 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
78,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
TIRES
2
AIR BAGS
2
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
2
ENGINE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
1

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
3
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. YH"
"THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HEADED TOWARDS LEFT SIDE WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE LANE CHANGE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, NO UNUSUAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS, AND I WAS NOT GOING ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT. I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED VEERIN..."
"CONSUMER REPORTS BRAKE PROBLEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 5 TIMES, BRAKES STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT SOUNDS LIKE A SPRING IS BEING RELEASED, AND BRAKING DISTANCE IS TOO LONG. *AK ABS ENGAGES WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *YH"

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