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2018 Chevrolet Camaro

Gas Compact car

202420232022202120202019201820172016
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
84 / 100
BSafety Signal · 84 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
80Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
25 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2018 Chevrolet Camaro is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 8 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Camaro, is EPA-rated at 25 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 80 complaints, most often about electrical system. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
CamaroGasRWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo223125$3,100
CamaroGasRWD3.6L 6-cyl192923$2,700
CamaroGasRWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo203023$3,350
CamaroGasRWD6.2L 8-cyl172720$3,900
CamaroGasRWD3.6L 6-cyl162820$3,100
CamaroGasRWD6.2L 8-cyl162519$4,100
CamaroGasRWD6.2L 8-cyl142016$4,850
CamaroGasRWD6.2L 8-cyl132115$5,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Steering

high
934 vehicles

Problem: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, 2017-2018 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail.

Risk: A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2025. Owners may contact Cadilac customer service at 1-800-333-4223 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252497020.

NHTSA campaign 25V175000 · reported Mar 20, 2025 · General Motors, LLC

Air Bags

high
30 vehicles

Problem: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles. The plastic "Camaro" emblem, located on the steering wheel air bag cover, may separate during deployment of the frontal driver air bag.

Risk: In the event of a crash, plastic pieces of emblem may act as projectiles from deployment of the driver air bag can increase the risk of injury.

Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the frontal driver side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began April 14, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212327220.

NHTSA campaign 21V211000 · reported Mar 25, 2021 · General Motors, LLC

Owner complaints

80 complaints filed

5 involved a crash, 4 a fire, 5 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2017: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2019: 10 · 2020: 14 · 2021: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2023: 13 · 2024: 4 · 2025: 19 · 2026: 6

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System — 21
  • Power Train — 17
  • Steering — 17
  • Engine — 15
  • Unknown Or Other — 10
“THE CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND THE CAR IS HARD TO DOWNSHIFT OR UPSHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. THE DEALERS ARE CALLING IT NORMAL. I HAVE MANUAL 6SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DOWNSHIFT, THE SHIFTING LIVER WILL EITHER POP RIGHT BACK UP INTO NUTERAL OR GRINDS.”Oct 27, 2019 · Power Train · NHTSA owner report
“IF THE CAR IS NOT KEPT ON A CHARGING SYSTEM THE BATTERY CAN DRAIN WITHIN 48 HOURS - 2 WEEKS. WHEN I LEAVE THE CAR IN THE GARAGE WITH THE DOORS LOCKED FOR 48 HOURS THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. WHEN I LEAVE IT IN THE GARAGE FOR A WEEK UNLOCKED THE BATTERY IS DEAD. IT TOOK 45 MINUTES TO JUMP START IT.”Oct 15, 2019 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“2018 2.0LITER TURBO HAS SHIFTING ISSUES I BELIEVE. IT IS VERY VIOLENT SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS WHEN FIRST START DRIVING AND SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, AND SEEMS TO CAUSE LAG WHEN ACCELERATING IN EVERYDAY DRIVING.”Jul 22, 2019 · Power Train · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
2 DR RWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★8%
2 DR RWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★8%
2 DR RWDnot rated★★★★☆not rated★★★★★8%
C RWDnot ratednot ratednot rated★★★★★8%
C RWDnot ratednot ratednot rated★★★★★8%
C RWDnot ratednot ratednot rated★★★★★8%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other Camaro model years

A

2024 Camaro

0 recalls · 4 complaints

A

2023 Camaro

0 recalls · 15 complaints

A

2022 Camaro

1 recalls · 13 complaints

D

2021 Camaro

4 recalls · 17 complaints

D

2020 Camaro

3 recalls · 31 complaints

A

2019 Camaro

1 recalls · 52 complaints

C

2017 Camaro

3 recalls · 186 complaints

A

2016 Camaro

1 recalls · 141 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 38820, 38815, 38821, 38818, 38848, 38817, 38816, 38819). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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