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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

Seats complaints

6 reports
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Mileage unknown · Feb 8, 2001
Seats

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT GAVE AWAY, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL FOR A MINUTE, BUT WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL, CONSUMER STATED IF ON HIGHWAY MAY HAVE BEEN WORSE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #880104

Mileage unknown · Oct 29, 1999
Seats

SEAT BRACKET FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO COLLAPSE. NLM

NHTSA ODI #549473

Mileage unknown · Sep 17, 1997
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, GasolinePower Train

SEAT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE ROCKS AND HAS GLOBS OF LUBRICANT UNDER THE SEAT. ALSO GEARS DO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY/MUFFLER IS RUSTED/SIDE DEFROSTERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND VEHICLE SLIDES IN RAIN WITH NO TRACTION ON TIRES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #508798

Mileage unknown · Mar 12, 1997
SeatsCrashFire

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END CRASH IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND FELL INTO REAR ON TOP OF TODDLER'S SAFETY SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #808760

Mileage unknown · Aug 23, 1996
Seats

PASSENGER'S SEAT ROCKS.

NHTSA ODI #506993

Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 1996
SeatsCrashInjury

THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. *AK CONSUMER STATES AS VEHICLWAS REARENDED, THE SEAT COLLPASED AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSING HER TO GO ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND STRIKING VEHICLE, THEN BACK ACROSS THREE LANES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #986904

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.