IllustrationNO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
1993 Chevrolet Beretta
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet Beretta do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 39.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →37Owner complaints
Model-year median: 39
0Recall campaignsView recall details →
1InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1993 Chevrolet Beretta
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 37 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 11 reports
- Air Bags: 5 reports
- Electrical System: 4 reports
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 4 reports
- Structure: 4 reports
Full reported-category list and vehicle report
Recall links
No recall campaigns in this snapshot.
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Beretta years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 3 of 37 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports2 fire reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
37 reportsTURN SIGNAL SWITCH HAS SMOKE COMING FROM IT, CAUSING THE BLINKERS TO WORK SPORATICALLY. DEALER SAYS THE SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ,HIT A DEER HEAD-ON, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
COMING TO AN INTERSECTION & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES. HAD NO WARNING. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK
TRANSMISSION EXPLODED.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP INSTANTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
ACCELERATOR STUCK RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION/LOSS OF CONTROL.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
FRONT BRAKES AND ROTOR FAILURES.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25-30 MPH BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR, FINALLY VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER 5-10 SECONDS. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL BRAKES PADS AND SHOES, CHANGED ROTORS. BELIEVES IT IS A HYDRAULIC PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
1PE94040 · Improp. Air Bag Deployment
Opened May 6, 1994 · Closed Sep 27, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
There is no summary currently available
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.