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2000 Geo Metro

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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19Owner 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
63
199733
199823
199919
20006
2001
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
5Electrical System
3Equipment
2Power Train
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2
All reported categories
Structure
2Suspension
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Steering
1Tires
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 19 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 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Equipment. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

5 reports
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35,000 miles · Aug 17, 2006
Air BagsCrash

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A RAIN SLICKED ROAD, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRE BRAKING PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. T…

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A RAIN SLICKED ROAD, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRE BRAKING PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A BODY REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

NHTSA ODI #10165794

Mileage unknown · Oct 27, 2003
Air BagsCrash

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10044770

Mileage unknown · Oct 9, 2002
Air BagsCrash

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AT 60-65 MPH AND THE CONSUMER WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER MR

NHTSA ODI #8020505

Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 2002
Air Bags

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. AIR BAGS DEACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A COLLISION. CONTACT DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8002396

Mileage unknown · Dec 23, 2000
Air Bags

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN STARTING CAR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #738202

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.