The Lemon IndexChevrolet Tracker reliability.
Is it reliable? Yes. About two-thirds as many complaints as the average car.
Better than average · 2000–2003
What owners say on YouTube
1999–2004 Tracker · 197 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Fixes owners look up most
- Heat, A/C & blend door85K views
- Fuel pump, filter & tank58K views
- Infotainment, battery & electrical54K views
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Praise and complaints: the share of each generation's most-watched videos that mention a topic with a praise or trouble word next to it, in the title or what's said. YouTube rank: how positive owners and reviewers sound, compared with every car of the same model year. It measures tone, not failure rates. Videos belong to their creators; we link to them.
Fewest complaints
2002.
Only 4 Chevrolet Tracker years have enough complaints and sales to score, too few for best and worst lists. 2002 drew about half as many complaints as the average car.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Show 1 older years (1999–1999, YouTube reviews only, no complaint data)
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 6 Chevrolet Tracker years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
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<iframe src="https://lemonindex.com/embed/cars/chevrolet-tracker/" title="Chevrolet Tracker reliability by model year (The Lemon Index)" width="100%" height="307" style="border:0;max-width:720px" loading="lazy"></iframe><p style="font-size:13px;margin:4px 0 0">Data: <a href="https://lemonindex.com/cars/chevrolet-tracker/">Lemon Index</a> (Chevrolet Tracker reliability by year)</p>Scores before 2010 are rough: fewer owners filed complaints back then.
YouTube rank: we read 198 YouTube videos about the Chevrolet Tracker, 1999 to 2004, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2002. Old cars rank lower partly because most of their videos are repair and restoration videos. A gray dot means not enough data yet: under 10 videos, or a new year with no owner complaints to compare.
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Quick answers.
Is the Chevrolet Tracker reliable?
Yes. It draws about two-thirds as many complaints as the average car, and YouTube owners sound happier with it than with most cars its age. Fewest complaints: 2002.
Is the Chevrolet Tracker a good car?
Yes, it draws fewer complaints than the average car, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2000-2003: Lemon Index 69; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2002 drew the fewest complaints and 2003 the most.
What are the best Chevrolet Tracker years to buy?
Only 4 Chevrolet Tracker years have enough data to score, so we don't list best years. 2002 drew the fewest complaints (about half as many complaints as the average car).
What Chevrolet Tracker years should you stay away from?
Only 4 Chevrolet Tracker years have enough data to score, too few to single out years to avoid.
What are the most common Chevrolet Tracker problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name engine, airbags and brakes most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.
Every year in one table
| Year | Index | Compared with average | Complaints | Top complaint | Recalls | Crash test | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70 | about two-thirds as many complaints as the average car | 37 | engine (27%) | 0 | — | 21–24 |
| 2001 | 67 | about two-thirds as many complaints as the average car | 37 | engine (22%) | 0 | — | 17–22 |
| 2002 | 53 | about half as many complaints as the average car | 23 | service brakes, hydraulic (22%) | 0 | — | 17–22 |
| 2003 | 94 | about average | 27 | airbags (19%) | 0 | — | 17–22 |
| 2004 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 6 | suspension (33%) | 0 | — | 18 |
The Lemon Index counts owner complaints filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) in a car's first 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model years (100 = average, lower is better). It measures complaints, not crash safety. U.S. sales source: sec.gov. How it works
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