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GMC S15 at salvage auctions

GMC S15: model passport

Everything our database knows about the GMC S15: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars5
Median retail value$2,638
Median repair cost, % of value109%
Median odometer192,583 mi
Run and drive75%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 2 40%
  2. Side 2 40%
  3. Mechanical 1 20%
Yard state
  1. NM2 40%
  2. CO1 20%
  3. GA1 20%
  4. PA1 20%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

71 complaints about the GMC S15 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints71
With a crash11
With a fire9
Injured18
Deaths3
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Brakes
    median 26,700 mi at failure
    20 28%
  2. Seats and seat belts 9 13%
  3. Engine and cooling 8 11%
  4. Electrical system
    median 142,000 mi at failure
    8 11%
  5. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 80,000 mi at failure
    8 11%
  6. Steering
    median 142,000 mi at failure
    4 6%
  7. Exterior lighting 3 4%
  8. Transmission and drivetrain 2 3%
  9. Fuel and propulsion 2 3%
  10. Speed control 2 3%
Complaints by model year
1990
12
1995
2000
2001

Recalls

15 recall campaigns for the GMC S15.

Recall campaigns by model year
1990
5
1995
1996

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.