Chevrolet problems & recalls

Chevrolet vehicles have drawn 251,680 consumer complaints and 2,526 recall campaigns across 486 models in NHTSA's files, led by the Malibu and the Silverado 1500.

251,680

NHTSA complaints

2,526

Recall campaigns

486

Models tracked

Malibu

Most complained

Which Chevrolet models have the most problems?

Model	Years	Complaints	Recalls	Worst year
Malibu	1964–2025	29,422	72	2009
Silverado 1500	1994–2026	23,483	56	2014
Impala	1958–2020	15,233	63	2004
Tahoe	1988–2026	12,911	85	2007
Equinox	2005–2026	12,696	31	2011
Blazer	1969–2026	11,240	49	1995
Silverado	1980–2017	10,928	62	1999
Suburban	1977–2024	10,578	87	1994
Cobalt	1996–2017	10,115	11	2006
Trailblazer	1999–2026	9,345	29	2005
Traverse	2009–2026	7,929	32	2011
S10	1981–2018	7,335	42	1994
Cavalier	1980–2005	6,452	50	2003
Corvette	1960–2025	6,324	53	2005
Cruze	2010–2019	5,776	26	2012
Silverado 2500	1994–2026	4,995	46	2003
Colorado	2004–2026	4,912	29	2016
HHR	2006–2011	4,753	8	2006
Camaro	1967–2024	4,344	64	2010
Lumina	1987–2008	4,007	32	1995
Astro	1976–2005	3,757	21	1995
Venture	1988–2005	3,069	21	1997
Monte Carlo	1970–2010	2,964	50	2001
Volt	2011–2019	2,964	8	2017
Avalanche	1999–2013	2,473	21	2002
Aveo	2004–2012	1,930	4	2005
Suburban 1500	1994–2026	1,753	9	2007
Silverado 3500	1994–2026	1,454	45	2000
Trax	2013–2026	1,446	10	2024
Sonic	2011–2020	1,423	16	2012
Malibu Maxx	2004–2007	1,389	4	2004
Bolt EV	2017–2027	1,362	14	2017
Corsica	1987–1997	1,163	17	1992
Avalanche 1500	2002–2013	1,115	7	2003
Trailblazer Ext	2002–2006	1,070	9	2003
C1500	1988–1996	972	3	1996
Uplander	2005–2009	923	6	2005
Caprice	1965–2014	912	56	1994
Express	1995–2026	856	73	2000
Beretta	1984–2002	783	17	1994
Spark	2013–2022	759	9	2014
Chevrolet Truck	1960–2003	642	11	1996
Lumina APV	1987–1999	598	13	1990
Tracker	1989–2004	587	0	2000
Pickup	1972–2003	585	1	1997
Captiva	2011–2015	465	1	2014
K1500	1988–1996	452	3	1994
C/k Pickups	1990–2002	432	4	1998
Malibu Classic	1978–2008	406	2	2004
Equinox Ev	2024–2026	381	7	2025
Trailblazer Ext 370	2002–2006	370	0	2005
G20	1971–1999	355	26	1995
Cobalt Ss	2008–2010	353	0	2009
1500	1988–2007	278	3	1995
Van	1973–2002	276	1	1996
C15	1981–1996	270	2	1995
C2500	1988–1996	269	3	1995
Celebrity	1980–1992	267	16	1988
Silverado 1500 Hd	2001–2005	223	0	2003
Bolt EUV	2022–2023	215	4	2023
Trailblazer 360	2002–2009	208	0	2007
C3500	1988–2018	206	5	1995
Suburban 2500	1994–2011	200	1	2002
Prizm	1990–2002	195	1	2001
Chevrolet	1965–2003	189	9	2003
C10	1961–2001	188	48	1995
M/l Van	1998–1998	187	0	1998
C Series (light)	1981–1998	182	0	1995
Corvette Z06	2005–2008	175	1	2006
Malibu Eco	2013–2014	173	1	2013
Blazer Ev	2024–2026	167	7	2024
Express 3500	1997–2024	163	4	2005
Captiva Sport	2012–2014	157	2	2012
K15	1981–1996	155	2	1995
Malibu Hybrid	2008–2019	150	1	2016
Tahoe Hybrid	2008–2013	139	0	2008
Express 1500	1996–2014	133	5	2003
Cheverolet Ss	2014–2017	123	12	2014
K2500	1988–1996	122	3	1995
Z71	1993–2002	120	0	1998
C Series	1965–2008	119	6	1997
Classic	2004–2005	118	2	2005
Chevy Van	1984–2003	116	0	1999
G-Series	1967–2007	116	6	1993
Redundant Silverado 2500	2001–2001	116	2	2001
Express 2500	1998–2023	104	4	2006
Motor Home	1985–2002	103	0	1999
Avalanche 2500	2002–2007	102	1	2002
C20	1967–2001	100	45	1993
SSR	2003–2006	96	1	2005
G30	1971–2002	93	27	1995
K10	1967–2000	90	33	1995
Silverado Ev	2024–2026	82	9	2024
C35	1981–1996	67	2	1993
K25	1981–1996	64	2	1995
K3500	1988–1996	62	3	1995
Yukon	1998–2003	59	0	2003
C30	1967–1998	55	48	1995
C/k Series	1993–2003	55	0	1999
Conventional	1993–2003	53	0	1998
P30	1967–1999	52	28	1998
C25	1981–1996	51	2	1995
Sierra	1999–2003	46	0	1999
G10	1973–1998	45	13	1997
Explorer	1995–2002	44	0	1997
S Pickup	1994–2002	41	0	2002
Nova	1965–1990	40	17	1987
S/t Blazer	1994–2005	40	0	2002
Kodiak	1993–2008	38	18	2007
S-10 Pickup	1985–1996	38	1	1995
Silverado Classic	2004–2007	38	0	2007
G25	1986–2002	35	1	1997
Sonoma	1991–2003	35	0	1994
G Van	1976–2008	34	5	1997
K20	1967–1998	33	35	1997
Pick Up	1982–1998	33	0	1998
S Series	1988–2002	33	0	1994
Pickup Truck	1993–1993	32	0	1993
C5500	2003–2009	29	7	2006
Spark Ev	2014–2017	29	3	2016
Citation	1979–1988	28	17	1984
Envoy	1998–2002	28	0	2002
W3500	1998–2009	28	7	2004
Impala (gmx 211)	2006–2006	27	1	2006
Jimmy	1995–2001	26	0	2000
Silverado 2500 Hd	1998–2003	26	0	1998
C/k 3500	1996–1999	25	0	1998
Beauville	1985–2000	23	0	1986
G35	1986–2002	23	1	1999
K Series	1978–2002	23	3	1997
Spectrum	1985–1989	23	3	1987
3500	2005–2022	22	3	2016
P - Series	1965–1999	21	1	1995
C4500	2003–2009	20	6	2006
K35	1981–1996	20	4	1996
Sierra Pu	1994–1996	20	1	1995
Chevette	1976–1987	19	11	1986
Express Cutaway Van	2003–2024	18	3	2022
Tahoe Police Pursuit	2010–2016	17	3	2015
City Express	2015–2018	16	2	2015
C Series (medium)	1989–2001	16	3	1995
Denali	2000–2006	16	2	2005
Metro	1997–2000	15	0	1998
Express 4500	2009–2016	14	0	2012
Silverado HD	2015–2016	14	5	2015
Optra	2004–2007	13	2	2005
P30 Chassis	1996–1997	13	0	1996
2500hd	2001–2007	12	1	2001
N300	2014–2015	12	0	2014
S-Blazer	1992–1995	12	0	1995
C6500	1973–2007	11	8	2007
S-10	1994–1996	11	0	1996
W4500	1998–2010	11	7	2007
Pick Up C&k Series	1975–1991	10	1	1986
Sprint	1985–1991	10	0	1988
S/t Pickup	1994–2001	10	0	2001
G1500	1998–2008	9	2	2006
K30	1970–2000	9	28	1995
P3	1985–1998	9	5	1998
Silverado 3500 Hd	1997–2001	9	0	1997
S/t Series	1994–1997	9	0	1997
T-Series	1999–2008	9	5	2002
5500HD	2017–2023	8	6	2019
Ck1073	1994–1994	8	0	1994
C Pickup	1999–2000	8	0	1999
L Series	1995–2002	8	0	1999
Apv	1991–1995	7	0	1993
GMT-400	1998–1999	7	0	1998
Motorhome	1992–1996	7	0	1992
Silverado 5500	2019–2024	7	3	2023
S Utility	1996–2002	7	0	2000
W4	1993–2000	7	0	1999
W-Series	2001–2010	7	1	2004
C7500	1998–2009	6	9	2007
Caprice Police Pursuit	2014–2017	6	8	2014
El Camino	1966–1987	6	21	1983
Fleetside	1987–1995	6	0	1995
G3500	1998–2008	6	4	2004
M Series	1989–2001	6	1	1998
Scottsdale	1988–1988	6	0	1988
Silverado 4500	2019–2024	6	4	2020
C3500hd	1994–1996	5	1	1996
Caprice Classic	1978–1992	5	1	1992
G15	1986–1996	5	1	1996
G2500	1998–2005	5	2	2005
H Series	1995–2001	5	0	2001
Incomplete/cutaway C3	1999–2005	5	0	2002
L Van	1990–2000	5	1	1996
P-30	1996–1996	5	0	1996
Silverado Hybrid	2006–2006	5	0	2006
Silverado Lt	2018–2018	5	0	2018
Sport Van	1988–1995	5	1	1993
T10	1983–2001	5	9	2000
Vandura	1988–1990	5	0	1989
Z24	1993–1993	5	0	1993
30hd	1994–1994	4	0	1994
3500HD	2001–2024	4	1	2024
Chevy Van G20	1979–1992	4	0	1992
Express Cutaway	2013–2013	4	0	2013
K1	1984–2000	4	0	1998
Low Cab Forward 3500	2016–2019	4	3	2016
M Van	1995–2002	4	0	1995
S15	1985–1995	4	1	1995
Silverado 6500	2019–2025	4	5	2021
T Pickup	1994–2000	4	0	1997
T Utility	1995–2002	4	0	2002
B Series	1999–2000	3	2	2000
C8500	2006–2008	3	2	2006
Chevelle	1966–1977	3	15	1966
Corvette Convertible E-Ray	2026–2026	3	2	2026
Duplicate Silverado 5500	2019–2019	3	2	2019
Geo	1994–1994	3	0	1994
M/l	1998–1998	3	0	1998
Orlando	2015–2015	3	0	2015
R Series	1987–2000	3	0	1988
T6500	2004–2007	3	0	2007
T7500	1998–2009	3	0	2009
Trans Sport	1998–2002	3	0	1998
3100	1955–1955	2	0	1955
6500	2019–2019	2	2	2019
7h	1996–1996	2	0	1996
Astr0	1992–1992	2	0	1992
B7	1993–2001	2	9	1996
B7 Medium Duty	1998–1998	2	0	1998
Bus Chassis	1999–1999	2	0	1999
C3	1984–2002	2	0	2002
C60	1967–1988	2	6	1988
Cheyenne	1991–1991	2	0	1991
Ck30	1975–1992	2	1	1992
C/k Chassis Cab	1999–2001	2	1	2000
Corvette Coupe	2026–2026	2	3	2026
Crew Cab	1995–1996	2	0	1996
G Van Bus	2006–2006	2	0	2006
P	1995–1999	2	1	1999
P1500	1975–1980	2	1	1978
R3500	1987–1991	2	2	1991
S/t Utility	2001–2001	2	0	2001
T8500	2004–2004	2	0	2004
Topkick	1993–2002	2	2	2002
Truck And Van Unk	1988–1995	2	0	1995
V Series	1987–2001	2	0	2001
Yukon Xl	2000–2000	2	0	2000
2 Series	1997–1997	1	0	1997
4500	2022–2022	1	0	2022
4500HD	2017–2023	1	6	2021
6500hd	2019–2023	1	3	2019
Beauville Sport Van	1996–1996	1	0	1996
C4500 Na	2008–2008	1	2	2008
C7	1983–1995	1	7	1995
C70	1981–1986	1	3	1986
Citation Ii	1985–1985	1	1	1985
Corvair	1961–1969	1	4	1966
Corvette Zr1	2009–2009	1	0	2009
D Series	1984–1984	1	0	1984
F Series	1998–1998	1	0	1998
G350	1994–1994	1	0	1994
G3 Van	1999–1999	1	0	1999
G4500	2018–2018	1	2	2018
K2	1984–1998	1	0	1998
K Pickup	1999–2000	1	0	1999
Low Cab Forward 4500	2016–2024	1	6	2024
Lumina Minivan	1994–1994	1	0	1994
Luv Pick Up	1979–1981	1	1	1981
Medium Duty	1999–1999	1	0	1999
Monza	1975–1980	1	11	1976
Onix	2021–2021	1	0	2021
P10	1967–1981	1	4	1981
P300	1989–1993	1	3	1990
P35	1986–1993	1	1	1993
P6	1983–1993	1	2	1993
Pick Up C10	1980–1980	1	0	1980
P Model	1995–1995	1	0	1995
R20	1984–1991	1	1	1987
R30	1987–1995	1	1	1995
Roadtrek	2002–2002	1	0	2002
S10507	1987–1987	1	1	1987
T20	1989–1993	1	0	1990
U Van	1997–1999	1	0	1999
V10	1987–1991	1	0	1987
V20	1987–1991	1	0	1987
W7	1992–1992	1	0	1992
10 Series	1967–1967	0	2	—
20 Series	1967–1967	0	2	—
2500	2001–2009	0	4	—
30 Series	1967–1967	0	1	—
40 Series	1967–1967	0	1	—
4500XD	2017–2022	0	4	—
50 Series	1967–1970	0	2	—
5500	2007–2007	0	2	—
5500XD	2019–2022	0	4	—
60 Series	1967–1970	0	2	—
6500XD	2018–2026	0	7	—
70 Series	1970–1970	0	1	—
7500XD	2023–2026	0	3	—
80 Series	1970–1970	0	1	—
B6	1986–1991	0	2	—
B60	1986–1986	0	0	—
B6p	1984–1986	0	1	—
B6p042	1982–1990	0	6	—
B7 Chassis	1995–1995	0	1	—
B7t042	1993–1993	0	1	—
Belair	1965–1977	0	16	—
Biscayne	1965–1976	0	10	—
Brigadier	1978–1979	0	1	—
Brookwood	1965–1976	0	3	—
Bruin	1978–1981	0	1	—
C1	1984–1999	0	0	—
C107	1994–1994	0	1	—
C10703	1994–1994	0	1	—
C10706	1998–1998	0	1	—
C10753	1998–1998	0	1	—
C10 Suburban	1974–1974	0	1	—
C2	1984–1986	0	0	—
C2000	1988–1988	0	1	—
C40	1967–1971	0	3	—
C50	1967–1986	0	5	—
C6	1983–1995	0	6	—
C6000	1973–1974	0	1	—
C613	1967–1967	0	1	—
C65	1974–1976	0	2	—
C6h042	2001–2001	0	1	—
C7500na	2008–2008	0	1	—
Ca40	1968–1968	0	2	—
Ca50	1968–1968	0	2	—
Ca60	1968–1968	0	2	—
Caprice Estate	1974–1974	0	1	—
Cd042	1980–1982	0	1	—
Cd50	1969–1970	0	1	—
Cd6000	1977–1977	0	1	—
Cd60 Series	1976–1978	0	1	—
Cd65 Series	1976–1978	0	1	—
Ce5000	1977–1977	0	1	—
Ce60	1972–1973	0	3	—
Ce6000	1977–1977	0	1	—
Ce65	1973–1975	0	2	—
Ce6500	1973–1977	0	2	—
Cg50	1969–1970	0	1	—
Chevy Ii	1965–1969	0	4	—
Chv738v	1978–1978	0	1	—
Cjv738v	1978–1978	0	1	—
Ck10	1975–1975	0	1	—
Ck20	1975–1975	0	1	—
C/k Utility	2000–2001	0	0	—
Corvette Convertible	2026–2026	0	3	—
Corvette Coupe E-Ray	2026–2026	0	1	—
Corvette E-Ray	2025–2025	0	1	—
Cs5000	1977–1977	0	1	—
Cs6000	1977–1977	0	1	—
Cte60	1978–1978	0	1	—
Cte65	1978–1978	0	1	—
D	1976–1977	0	1	—
D90	1973–1976	0	2	—
Df90	1978–1978	0	1	—
F	1976–1977	0	1	—
F6	1998–2001	0	3	—
F7	1998–2001	0	3	—
F90	1975–1976	0	1	—
Forward 4000	1989–1990	0	1	—
Full Size Van	1989–1989	0	1	—
G1	1984–1988	0	0	—
G100	1992–1992	0	1	—
G2	1984–1988	0	0	—
G-20	1996–1996	0	2	—
G200	1992–1992	0	1	—
G3	1984–1988	0	0	—
G300	1992–1992	0	1	—
G31303	1993–1993	0	1	—
Gmt 560	2003–2005	0	1	—
Gmt 800	2001–2002	0	0	—
H70	1967–1976	0	2	—
H70000	1966–1966	0	1	—
H80	1967–1968	0	1	—
H80000	1966–1966	0	1	—
H90	1975–1976	0	1	—
He70	1974–1974	0	1	—
He9000	1972–1972	0	1	—
Hg70	1966–1966	0	1	—
Hi9000	1972–1972	0	1	—
Hm70	1966–1966	0	1	—
Hm81413	1972–1972	0	1	—
J70	1967–1976	0	2	—
J70000	1966–1966	0	1	—
J80	1968–1968	0	1	—
J80000	1966–1966	0	1	—
J90	1973–1976	0	2	—
J95	1977–1977	0	1	—
J9500	1976–1976	0	1	—
Je70	1973–1974	0	2	—
Je75	1973–1975	0	1	—
Je80	1973–1974	0	2	—
K100	1988–1991	0	2	—
K10703	1993–1994	0	2	—
K10 Blazer	1969–1971	0	1	—
K200	1988–1991	0	2	—
K2000	1988–1988	0	1	—
K207	1994–1994	0	1	—
Ke10	1967–1967	0	1	—
Kingswood	1965–1976	0	4	—
Kingswood Estate	1971–1972	0	2	—
Ks10	1967–1967	0	1	—
L10	1990–1990	0	1	—
Laguna	1973–1976	0	4	—
Light Truck	1970–1992	0	0	—
Low Cab Forward 5500	2017–2023	0	3	—
Low Cab Forward 6500	2018–2019	0	2	—
M	1976–1977	0	1	—
M40	1969–1970	0	1	—
M50	1969–1970	0	1	—
M60	1969–1970	0	1	—
M6000	1973–1974	0	1	—
M613	1967–1967	0	1	—
M65	1974–1988	0	2	—
M6500	1973–1974	0	1	—
M90	1973–1988	0	2	—
Me 60	1972–1972	0	1	—
Me65	1973–1975	0	3	—
Me6500	1973–1977	0	2	—
Me75	1973–1975	0	1	—
Mh9500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Mi9500	1971–1971	0	1	—
Nova Concours	1977–1978	0	1	—
Nova Custom	1977–1978	0	1	—
P1o	1973–1973	0	1	—
P20	1967–1990	0	12	—
P25	1986–1986	0	1	—
P6 Chassis	1995–1995	0	1	—
P6t042	1983–1990	0	2	—
Pe30	1970–1970	0	1	—
Police	1967–1967	0	1	—
Ps30	1970–1970	0	1	—
R1	1987–1988	0	0	—
R10	1987–1991	0	1	—
R2	1987–1988	0	0	—
R3	1987–1988	0	0	—
S100	1990–1990	0	1	—
S20	1989–1993	0	0	—
S30	1989–1993	0	0	—
S40	1967–1971	0	2	—
S50	1967–1971	0	2	—
S60	1967–1974	0	2	—
S7t042	1984–1989	0	1	—
School Buses	1983–1991	0	0	—
School Bus Series	1981–1987	0	0	—
Se40	1968–1970	0	1	—
Se50	1968–1970	0	1	—
Se60	1968–1976	0	3	—
Se6500	1977–1977	0	1	—
Se662	1967–1967	0	1	—
Ss40	1968–1970	0	1	—
Ss50	1968–1970	0	1	—
Ss60	1968–1968	0	1	—
Station Wagon	1970–1970	0	2	—
T100	1990–1990	0	1	—
T15	1986–1991	0	2	—
T30	1989–1993	0	0	—
T50	1971–1971	0	1	—
T60	1971–1974	0	2	—
T65	1974–1974	0	1	—
Taxi	1967–1967	0	1	—
Te500	1968–1968	0	1	—
Te60	1975–1975	0	1	—
Te600	1968–1968	0	1	—
Te6000	1977–1977	0	1	—
Te65	1973–1977	0	4	—
Te6500	1977–1977	0	1	—
Tiltmaster	1984–1997	0	2	—
Tiltmaster W4	1994–1994	0	1	—
Titan 90mh	1971–1971	0	1	—
Titan 90mi	1971–1971	0	1	—
Townsman	1965–1976	0	4	—
Tv70	1968–1972	0	1	—
V1	1987–1988	0	0	—
V10 Pickup	1987–1987	0	1	—
V1500 Suburban	1989–1991	0	1	—
V2	1987–1988	0	0	—
V20 Pickup	1987–1987	0	1	—
V20 Suburban	1987–1988	0	1	—
V2500 Suburban	1989–1991	0	1	—
V30	1987–1991	0	0	—
V30 Pickup	1987–1988	0	1	—
V3500	1987–1991	0	2	—
V3500 Pickup	1989–1991	0	1	—
Vega	1971–1979	0	6	—
W5500	2004–2009	0	7	—
W90	1973–1974	0	1	—
Wt5500	2001–2004	0	1	—

Based on NHTSA ODI data through August 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated August 28, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.