Used car safety, rank #147 of 188
Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD Safety Rating (2020-23)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2020-23 Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD, a very large large vans, compared with its class and with the current model.
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The 2020-23 Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 47 per million registered vehicle years against a very large large vans average of 30, which is 57% above the class average. That places it #147 of 188 used vehicles with a safety score of 28.4/100.
What the Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo death rate means
At 47 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD is 57% worse than the very large large vans average of 30. The 95% confidence interval is 18 to 76, which overlaps the class average, so some of the gap may be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 68 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo. Its 95% confidence interval is 35β102. It is higher than the Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for heavier vehicles. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used large vans
The safest very large large vans in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD highlighted. It ranks 6 of the 6 shown; the class leader is the Ford T-250 Transit cargo at a death rate of 16.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford T-250 Transit cargo | 2020-23 | 16 (4 to 28) | 64.7 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford Transit Connect cargo long wheelbase | 2020-23 | 25 (6 to 45) | 51.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford T-350 Transit | 2020-23 | 25 (0 to 57) | 51.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford T-150 Transit cargo | 2020-23 | 31 (0 to 61) | 43.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford T-350 Transit cargo | 2020-23 | 37 (0 to 77) | 35.5 | n/a | n/a |
| Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD (this page) | 2020-23 | 47 (18 to 76) | 28.4 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for very large large vans: 30 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
Safety recalls for the Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD
We do not have a verified NHTSA recall lookup for this nameplate and model year. Check by VIN rather than treating that as a clean record.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-16. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for one year. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD: Common Questions
Is the Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD a safe car?
Not on this measure: its drivers died at a higher rate than its class average. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 47 per million registered vehicle years for the 2020-23 Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD, 57% above the class average (30 for very large large vans). That earns a used-car safety score of 28.4 out of 100 and rank #147 of 188 used vehicles.
What is the Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD driver death rate?
47 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 18 to 76. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo died at a rate of 68 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2020-23 models.
How does the Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD compare with other very large large vans?
The very large large vans class averages 30 driver deaths per million; the Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo 2WD sits at 47. Among the 6 very large large vans compared above it ranks 6 by safety score; the top of that group is the Ford T-250 Transit cargo with a death rate of 16.