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Chevrolet Cavalier

For the Chevrolet Cavalier, model years 2000–2005 on this site have 5 matched recalls and 2,049 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 196 in 2002 to 678 in 2003. These are raw counts, not rates. EPA rates non-electric configurations 21–27 mpg combined (file dated Sep 29, 2026).

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Chevrolet Cavalier by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Fire	Investigations	Stars	Comb mpg
2000	2	315	25	8	3	Pre-2011	22–24
2001	1	243	23	8	2	Pre-2011	21–24
2002	0	196	24	4	0	Pre-2011	21–25
2003	1	678	31	6	4	Pre-2011	24–25
2004	1	330	17	6	0	Pre-2011	24–27
2005	0	287	7	0	0	Pre-2011	25–26

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year	Comb mpg	MPGe	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
2000	22–24	—	—	—	$2,800–$3,050
2001	21–24	—	—	—	$2,800–$3,200
2002	21–25	—	—	—	$2,700–$3,200
2003	24–25	—	—	—	$2,700–$2,800
2004	24–27	—	—	—	$2,500–$2,800
2005	25–26	—	—	—	$2,600–$2,700

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