2014 Chevrolet Express reliability

Is it reliable?

Owners have filed 0 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Chevrolet Express over 13 years — 0 per year. The other Express years sit at about the same rate: their median is 0 complaints per year. NHTSA has 7 recalls on file, including Power windows, Equipment, and Tire pressure monitoring.

2012 Chevrolet Express — Photo by Randall Ferry, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0

Complaints

Per year

Recalls

Years on the road

Next to 2013 and 2015

The 2013 Express has 0 complaints, 0 per year, and the 2015 has 0 complaints, 0 per year. The 2014 has about the same number of complaints per year as the 2013. The 2014 has about the same number of complaints per year as the 2015.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2014 Chevrolet Express. How we count. Data as of 2026-10-16.

Recalls (7)

Recall visibility, power windows 2018-05-03 · NHTSA campaign 18V295000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles equipped with power windows. Liquid may leak into the driver's power window switch and cause corrosion, resulting in high electrical resistance.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver side window switch, free of charge. The recall began August 10, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18155.

Recall Equipment 2018-04-26 · NHTSA campaign 18V267000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, 2009 GMC Topkick 5000, 6000, 7000 and 8000 Series and Isuzu F Series, and 2009-2018 Chevrolet Express, and GMC Savana vehicles, equipped with certain Plastic-Handle Fire Extinguishers or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or requiring excessive force to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf

Remedy GM will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde to get a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began June 11, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638. GM's number for this recall is 18146.

Recall tires, tire pressure monitoring 2016-04-01 · NHTSA campaign 16V184000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana incomplete vehicles equipped with a 159 inch wheel base manufactured August 2, 2013, to January 30, 2016. The affected vehicles were shipped to final stage manufacturers without a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems."

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will install the hardware and software necessary to equip the vehicles with a TPMS, free of charge. The recall began on May 25, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15819.

Recall Labels 2015-10-30 · NHTSA campaign 13V544000

Summary General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD, Chevrolet Express, and GMC Sierra HD vehicles, and model year 2013 GMC Savana compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles that fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 303 "Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles." In the affected vehicles, the text of the CNG fuel-only label is smaller than the required size, and as a result, may be less noticeable.

Remedy GM will notify owners and will send them a replacement label, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 13365.

Recall Electrical system 2014-10-01 · NHTSA campaign 14V614000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL, and 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Express, Impala, Silverado HD, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Savana, and Sierra HD vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the chassis electronic module may be internally contaminated, resulting in an electrical short.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chassis electronic module, free of charge. The recall began on December 26, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GMs number for this recall is 14515.

Recall Fuel system, other 2014-08-13 · NHTSA campaign 14V500000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chevrolet Express compressed natural gas (CNG)vehicles manufactured September 10, 2010, to April 28, 2014, and GMC Savana CNG vehicles manufactured May 23, 2011, to April 21, 2014. The affected vehicles may leak natural gas from the CNG high pressure regulator.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure regulator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2013. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 14321.

Recall air bags, frontal 2014-03-17 · NHTSA campaign 14V117000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans manufactured January 27, 2009, through March 7, 2014 with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds and less and equipped with front passenger air bags. In the affected vehicles, during a frontal impact below the air bag deployment threshold, if an unbelted front passenger's head hits the instrument panel above where the passenger air bag is located, the panel may not sufficiently absorb the impact. As such, these vehicles fail to meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will modify the passenger instrument panel free of charge. Notices to the owners of the heavy duty vans were mailed on April 28, 2014. The recall began on May 19, 2014. Chevrolet owners may call 1-800-630-2438. GMC owners may call 1-866-996-9463. GM's number for this recall is 14082.

Complaints by component (0 total)

No complaints on file with NHTSA for this model year.

NHTSA crash ratings

Version	Overall	Front	Side	Rollover
2014 Chevrolet Express Passenger 1500 VAN AWD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	3 stars
2014 Chevrolet Express Passenger 1500 VAN RWD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	3 stars
2014 Chevrolet Express Passenger 2500 VAN RWD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	3 stars
2014 Chevrolet Express Passenger 3500 12 Pass VAN RWD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	3 stars
2014 Chevrolet Express Passenger 3500 15 Pass VAN RWD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	3 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim	Engine	Transmission	Drive	City	Hwy	Combined	Annual fuel cost
Express 1500 two-wheel drive Cargo	4.3L, 6-cyl	Automatic 4-speed	Rear-wheel drive	14	19	16 MPG	$4050
Express 1500 two-wheel drive Cargo	5.3L, 8-cyl	Automatic 4-speed	Rear-wheel drive	13	18	15 MPG	$4300
Express 1500 two-wheel drive Conversion Cargo	5.3L, 8-cyl	Automatic 4-speed	Rear-wheel drive	13	17	14 MPG	$4650
Express 1500 two-wheel drive Passenger	5.3L, 8-cyl	Automatic 4-speed	Rear-wheel drive	13	17	14 MPG	$4650
Express 1500 all-wheel drive Cargo	5.3L, 8-cyl	Automatic 4-speed	All-wheel drive	13	17	14 MPG	$4650
Express 1500 all-wheel drive Conversion Cargo	5.3L, 8-cyl	Automatic 4-speed	All-wheel drive	13	17	14 MPG	$4650
Express 1500 all-wheel drive Passenger	5.3L, 8-cyl	Automatic 4-speed	All-wheel drive	13	17	14 MPG	$4650
Express 2500 two-wheel drive Conversion Cargo	6L, 8-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	10	15	12 MPG	$5400
Express 2500 two-wheel drive Passenger	4.8L, 8-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	11	17	13 MPG	$5000
Express 2500 two-wheel drive Passenger	6L, 8-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	11	16	13 MPG	$5000
Express 3500 two-wheel drive Passenger	6L, 8-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	11	16	12 MPG	$5400
Express 3500 two-wheel drive Passenger	4.8L, 8-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	11	17	13 MPG	$5000

Specs and fitment

GMT610 van, 2012–present

Body styles Cargo van, Passenger van

Oil 5W-30 (all temps) for common gas V6/V8; 0W-40 (all temps) or 5W-30 above -29°C for 2.8L diesel , 6 qt capacity

Tire size 245/75R16 (common US cargo/passenger fitments)

Known issues for this generation

Recall 18V-655 covers certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Express vehicles equipped with a single, manual rear climate control module (CCM), along with certain GMC Sierra vehicles listed in the campaign: if the temperature is set to maximum heat or the mode knob to maximum floor vent and an electrical short occurs, CCM components may overheat and increase fire risk. Dealers remove electrical insulation from a wiring connector within the CCM. Recall 18V-509 covers certain 2018 Express vehicles with specific front-tire and GVW option code combinations: the Tire Pressure Monitoring System may be programmed with incorrect placard pressure information; dealers check and correct the RCDLR and tire placard data as specified.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2014 Chevrolet Express reliable?

Is the 2014 Chevrolet Express more reliable than the years next to it?

Has the 2014 Chevrolet Express been recalled?

The 2014 Chevrolet Express has 7 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2014 Chevrolet Express?

Owners have filed 0 complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Express with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2014 Chevrolet Express get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2014 Chevrolet Express is 13.7 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What engine oil does a US Chevrolet Express use?

5W-30 (all temps) for common gas V6/V8; 0W-40 (all temps) or 5W-30 above -29°C for 2.8L diesel With filter, about 6 qt is commonly listed for this generation—confirm in the owner manual.

What tire sizes fit a US Chevrolet Express?

Published US specs commonly list front 245/75R16 (common US cargo/passenger fitments) and rear 245/75R16 (common US cargo/passenger fitments); confirm on the door jamb placard for your trim.

What NHTSA recalls affect the US Chevrolet Express?