Chevrolet Bolt EV
Owners filed 975 complaints across 8 model years of the Chevrolet Bolt EV. The 2017 drew the most (346); the 2027 the fewest (4).
Model years8
Complaints975
Recalls39
Fires21
Deaths0
Every Chevrolet Bolt EV model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2022 | 59 | 7 | — | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 67 | 5 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 174 | 8 | 4 | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 176 | 6 | 10 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2017 | 346 | 4 | 5 | 11 | Steering | Above average |
Which Chevrolet Bolt EV years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2017 is the weakest year on record, with 346 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 4 recalls.
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.