Chevrolet Bolt EV problems, by model year and system
975 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Bolt EV 2017–2023, and the 1 system the record is deep on — electrical (404). Each system has a page across the years; 3 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsChevrolet Bolt EV complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | electrical |
|---|---|
| 2023 60 in all | 18 |
| 2022 59 in all | 29 |
| 2021 67 in all | 33 |
| 2020 174 in all | 95 |
| 2019 178 in all | 85 |
| 2018 89 in all | 30 |
| 2017 348 in all | 114 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Chevrolet Bolt EV system draws the most complaints?
Electrical: 404 complaints across 7 model years, 41% of everything owners filed about the Chevrolet Bolt EV. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Chevrolet Bolt EV year has the most complaints?
2017 (348), 2019 (178), 2020 (174). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.