Chevrolet Aveo
Owners filed 1,322 complaints across 9 model years of the Chevrolet Aveo. The 2005 drew the most (235); the 2012 the fewest (1).
Model years9
Complaints1,322
Recalls9
Fires75
Deaths7
Every Chevrolet Aveo model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 66 | 1 | — | 8 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2009 | 169 | 1 | 3 | 13 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2008 | 163 | 1 | 16 | 17 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 216 | 2 | 13 | 25 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 189 | 1 | 16 | 13 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 235 | 1 | 17 | 19 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 206 | 2 | 9 | 23 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Fatalities reported |
Which Chevrolet Aveo years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 235 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.