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2011 Chevrolet Aveo engine problems

The 2011 Chevrolet Aveo has 28 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 25% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

28

Engine complaints

25%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Aveo engine complaints by model year85 complaints2004: 85 complaints2005: 79 complaints2006: 23 complaints2007: 30 complaints2008: 28 complaints2009: 66 complaints2010: 30 complaints2011: 28 complaints2012: 1 complaints
Aveo engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE CAR HAS LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON 3 OCCASIONS SO FAR OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING BETWEEN 25-45 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL/SUBURBAN AREA. I HAVE HAD TO ROLL TO A STOP AND PULL OVER ON A BUSY ROAD. MY GAS NOR BREAKS WORKED AT ALL WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. I…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · May 1, 2016

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo engine — 25% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.