The Chevrolet is known for making budget-friendly vehicles with adequate services. Just like that in the case of the utility van category, the Chevrolet managed to make a van with a budget-friendly price that one can easily afford.
The Chevrolet Express Cargo Van is known for its amazing high load and towing capabilities. Even the customer reviews of last year’s model show that the service, good warranty, and unmatched value makes it worth buying.
Reliability and Ownership Costs
After all these years, This Cargo Van is one of the most rigid and capable vans in its segment as it stood the test of time. The design is so basic and unchanged yet the continuous upgrades kept it alive. Unfortunately, there is no J.D. Power rating for the 2021 model but seeing the user reviews of previous years’ models, one can easily see that the express Cargo Van 3500 is still going strong.
It has been ranked as #12 on best Cargo Vans in terms of reliability and that is saying something. The Chevrolet Express Cargo Van 3500’s cheap repairs without any extra hassle make it very reliable and easy to maintain.
There is no data on the current prices of the Chevrolet Express Cargo Van in different states of the US. We only know that the starting prices of Chevrolet's express RWD Cargo Van and the RWD extended Cargo Van are $35,600 and $36,400 respectively.
The Chevrolet Express Cargo Van 3500 is considered a reliable van. Unfortunately, there are no ratings by the NHTSA for the 2021 version yet. But there were 11 recalls and 26 complaints about the 2008 version. 5 recalls and 10 complaints about 2011, 6 recalls, and 13 complaints about the 2012 version.
Most of these issues were with the wheelchair lift which was fixed later by the company. So seeing how it went in the past we can assume that the 2021 Chevrolet Express Cargo Van 3500 will perform nicely. Oh and yes. The repairs are cheap and not so frequent. In terms of the ownership costs, the cost of a brand new Chevrolet Express Cargo Van is quite lower than its rivals.
Warranty
In case of warranty, Chevrolet surely knows how to take care of their customers. The Chevrolet provides a basic warranty of 3 years or 36,000 miles, a roadside assistance warranty for 5 Years/60,000 Miles, a powertrain warranty for 5years/60,000 miles.
Criteria
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Period
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Basic Warranty
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3 years/36,000 miles; whichever is earlier
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Powertrain Warranty
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5 years/60,000 miles; whichever is earlier
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Corrosion Perforation Warranty
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6 years/100,000 miles; whichever is earlier
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Maintenance Warranty
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1 year/unlimited
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Roadside Assistance Warranty
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5 years/60,000 miles; whichever is earlier
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The different warranties of the Chevrolet Express Cargo Van are pretty close to Ford Transit Cargo Van and Ram ProMaster Cargo Van. but a little lesser than its other rivals such as GMC Savana Cargo Van, and RAM ProMaster Cargo Van. Chevrolet now offers an extended warranty for 5years/60,000 miles. Despite all of this the Chevrolet is still known as one of the most reliable vehicles in the same segment.
Miles per Dollar
The 2021 Chevrolet Express Cargo Van 3500 offers 11 MPG in the city, 16 MPG on the highway, and 13 MPG combined which we think is a decent fuel economy, and the miles per dollar is $0.59.