Chevrolet Corvette
Owners filed 5,031 complaints across 36 model years of the Chevrolet Corvette. The 2008 drew the most (540); the 1992 the fewest (7).
Model years36
Complaints5,031
Recalls92
Fires41
Deaths4
Every Chevrolet Corvette model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | Seats | Routine | |
| 2024 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2022 | 20 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2020 | 34 | 4 | — | 1 | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2019 | 147 | 1 | — | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2018 | 51 | 1 | — | 1 | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2017 | 256 | 4 | — | 3 | Wheels | Above average | |
| 2016 | 103 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2015 | 64 | 5 | — | 3 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2014 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 82 | 0 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 56 | 1 | — | 2 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 84 | 0 | — | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 540 | 0 | 2 | 9 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Above average | |
| 2007 | 341 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Above average | |
| 2006 | 365 | 5 | 2 | 12 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2005 | 532 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2004 | 217 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Above average | |
| 2003 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 157 | 3 | — | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2001 | 203 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2000 | 277 | 4 | — | 15 | Steering › Column Locking › Anti-theft Device | Above average | |
| 1999 | 308 | 4 | 3 | 14 | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 399 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Steering › Column Locking › Anti-theft Device | Above average | |
| 1997 | 153 | 7 | — | 2 | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Routine | |
| 1996 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1995 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1994 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Wheels | Routine | |
| 1993 | 22 | 2 | — | 4 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1992 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System › Ignition | Routine | |
| 1991 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage | Routine | |
| 1990 | 34 | 4 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine |
Which Chevrolet Corvette years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 540 complaints concentrated in the fuel/propulsion system.
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.