Chevrolet HHR - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Chevrolet HHR owners have reported a total of 4,460 problems for their cars built in the 9 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Chevrolet HHR. The 2006 Chevrolet HHR cars have the most problems reported (1,205 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Chevrolet HHR

Model Year Number of Problems
  2011 HHR
288
  2010 HHR
666
  2009 HHR
676
  2008 HHR
735
  2007 HHR
884
  2006 HHR
1,205
  2005 HHR
3
  2001 HHR
2
  1998 HHR
1

🔍 Common problems of Chevrolet HHR

The following chart shows the 25 most common problems for Chevrolet HHR cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's steering (1,524 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (687 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Chevrolet HHR

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Steering
1,524
  Electrical System
687
  Air Bag
327
  Other Fuel System
324
  Equipment
218
  Service Brakes
216
  Structure
191
  Engine And Engine Cooling
185
  Power Train
158
  Electronic Stability Control
111
   
  Latches/locks/linkage
108
  Suspension
76
  Exterior Lighting
61
  Vehicle Speed Control
51
  Gasoline Fuel System
44
  Visibility
40
  Unknown Or Other
39
  Seat Belt
30
  Wheel
26
  Tire
25
  Seats
9
  Air Brake
4
  Traction Control System
4
  Diesel Fuel System
1
  Interior Lighting
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Chevrolet HHR of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across HHR model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Chevrolet HHR model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across HHR Model Years

HHR
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2011 28868,45515    
0.28
  2010 66664,73516    
0.64
  2009 67680,78117    
0.49
  2008 73599,16218    
0.41
  2007 884100,24719    
0.46
  2006 1,205113,91120    
0.53

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Chevrolet HHR is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2011 HHR
15
  2010 HHR
12
  2009 HHR
29
  2008 HHR
45
  2007 HHR
35
  2006 HHR
35
  2001 HHR
1


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