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2016 Chevrolet Impala engine problems

The 2016 Chevrolet Impala has 20 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

20

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Impala engine complaints by model year235 complaints1966: 1 complaints1969: 2 complaints1981: 1 complaints1994: 2 complaints1995: 2 complaints1996: 10 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 235 complaints2001: 192 complaints2002: 184 complaints2003: 174 complaints2004: 107 complaints2005: 64 complaints2006: 86 complaints2007: 107 complaints2008: 160 complaints2009: 200 complaints2010: 94 complaints2011: 134 complaints2012: 43 complaints2013: 32 complaints2014: 58 complaints2015: 19 complaints2016: 20 complaints2017: 21 complaints2018: 7 complaints2019: 2 complaints2020: 1 complaints
Impala engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON. AND THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING. I TOOK IT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT HAS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · June 25, 2020 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2016 Chevrolet Impala have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Impala engine — 11% 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.