Chevrolet Volt Years to Avoid, Problems & Recalls

Which Chevrolet Volt years should you avoid?

Going by 1,873 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Chevrolet Volt years to avoid are 2017.

2017703 complaints, 4.1× a typical Volt year, most often about the electrical system.

Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2011 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.

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 →

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2019	34	2	—	3	Electrical System	Routine
2018	227	2	—	4	Electrical System	Above average
2017Avoid	703	0	9	8	Electrical System	Above average
2016	170	1	1	2	Electrical System	Routine
2015	44	1	1	1	Electrical System	Routine
2014	93	0	1	5	Air Bags	Routine
2013	308	3	2	8	Air Bags	Above average
2012	245	2	2	6	Air Bags	Above average
2011	49	1	—	2	Electrical System	Routine

Year

Complaints

Relative volume

Recalls

Fires

Crashes

Most reported

Status

2019

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Electrical System

Routine