Chevrolet Bolt EV
Owners filed 988 complaints across 8 model years of the Chevrolet Bolt EV. The 2017 drew the most (350).
Which Chevrolet Bolt EV years should you avoid?
Going by 988 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Chevrolet Bolt EV years to avoid are 2017 and 2019.
- 2017350 complaints, 3.9× a typical Bolt EV year, most often about the steering.
- 2019179 complaints, 2.0× a typical Bolt EV year, most often about the electrical system.
Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2022 and 2021 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.
Too new to judge: 2027. Complaints take a few years to arrive, so a new model year looks better than it is.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Chevrolet Bolt EV model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027Too new | 6 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2023 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 59 | 7 | — | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 67 | 5 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 176 | 8 | 4 | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019Avoid | 179 | 6 | 10 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2017Avoid | 350 | 4 | 5 | 11 | Steering | Above average |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.