Chevrolet Astro
Registered from 1993 to 2001.
About this model
The Chevrolet Astro is a minivan that was manufactured and marketed by the Chevrolet division of American auto manufacturer General Motors from 1985 to 2005. Sold alongside the GMC Safari, the Astro was marketed in multiple configurations, including passenger van and cargo van.
From the Wikipedia article Chevrolet Astro, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1996 4.3 petrol. 16 of 63 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 49% of 1996 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 162 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 75% | 12 |
| Brakes | 31% | 5 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 25% | 4 |
| Steering | 19% | 3 |
| Suspension | 19% | 3 |
| Visibility | 19% | 3 |
The defects inspectors cite
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- A battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier or cause a short circuit
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 97% of 1996 cars — 75% of its 16 failed tests, where an ordinary 1996 car has 37%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 31% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 25% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Steering — 19% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Suspension — 19% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 75% of its failures
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier or cause a short circuit
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 19% of its failures