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1996 Geo Metro

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1996 Geo Metro do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 36.

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88Owner complaints

Model-year median: 36

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
50
199368
1994109
199588
199663
199733
199823
1999
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
28Electrical System
12Engine And Engine Cooling
9Service Brakes, Hydraulic
7Seats
6
All reported categories
Visibility
6Exterior Lighting
5Tires
5Power Train
4Suspension
4Vehicle Speed Control
4Seat Belts
3Structure
3Equipment
2Parking Brake
2Steering
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 88 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.

  • Air Bags. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

27 crash reports5 fire reports18 injury reports

Parking Brake complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Apr 20, 1999
Parking BrakeCrash

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FACING UPHILL IN THE DRIVEWAY,THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE MANUAL TRANSMIISON WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM. AT APPROXIMATELY 7:10 PM THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVE AND ACROSS THE STATE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL, BLOCKING TRAFFIC. M…

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VEHICLE WAS PARKED FACING UPHILL IN THE DRIVEWAY,THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE MANUAL TRANSMIISON WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM. AT APPROXIMATELY 7:10 PM THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVE AND ACROSS THE STATE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL, BLOCKING TRAFFIC. MY SON HEARD A COMMOTION AND NOTICING THE CAR, WENT TO MOVE IT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. HE RETURNED TO THE HOUSE, GOT THE CAR KEY AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THE DRIVEWAY. HE NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED AT THAT TIME. HE VERY RARELY DRIVES THIS CAR AND WOULD NOTICE THAT THE BRAKE WAS NOT ON. *AK

NHTSA ODI #705821

Mileage unknown · Oct 17, 1996
Parking BrakeCrashInjury

THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED FREELY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #803017

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

0

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