2020 Chevrolet Corvette
The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette is sold in the U.S. as a gas coupe. The most efficient version, the Corvette, is EPA-rated at 19 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 34 complaints, most often about the structure.

Specs & fuel economy
Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov| Configuration | Powertrain | Drive | Engine / motor | City | Hwy | Comb | Annual fuel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvette | Gas | RWD | 6.2L 8-cyl | 15 | 27 | 19 | $4,350 |
*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 42459.
Emissions & certification
Source: EPA emission certificates| Configuration | Smog rating | Emission standard | Where it can be sold new | SmartWay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvette | 3 / 10 | California LEV-III ULEV125 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 | All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards | — |
Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.
The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.
Specifications filed with NHTSA
Source: NHTSA vPICDimensions Exterior
| Body style | Coupe |
| Doors | 2 |
| GVWR class | Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less) |
Engine Basics
| Cylinders | 8 |
| Displacement | 6.2 L |
Fuel Economy
| Fuel | Gasoline |
Seating
| Seat rows | 1 |
| Seating capacity | 2 seats |
Transmission
| Drivetrain | RWD/Rear-Wheel Drive |
| Transmission | Automatic |
| Transmission speeds | 8 |
Driver assistance
Standard: Anti-lock brakes, Backup camera, Blind-spot monitoring, Electronic stability control, Rear cross-traffic alert
Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim (seen: Preferred 2LT, Premium 3LT, Standard 1LT). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.
Dimensions & weight
Source: Transport Canada| Length | 182.3 in |
| Width (body, without mirrors) | 76.0 in |
| Height | 48.4 in |
| Wheelbase | 107.1 in |
| Track, front | 65.0 in |
| Track, rear | 62.2 in |
| Curb weight | 3,366–3,468 lb |
| Weight distribution, front/rear | 40/60 |
Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here 2 configurations: Stingray Convertible, Stingray Coupe. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.
Factory warranty running out?
The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette is in the years where transmission, electronics and drivetrain repairs land on the owner. What an extended plan does and does not cover is worth reading before a dealer quotes you one.
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Recalls (4)
Source: NHTSA recall databaseService Brakes
A202307260Structure
N202311160Latches/Locks/Linkages
N202309350These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.
Whether any of this applies to one specific Corvette
A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2020 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Chevrolet publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.
Hear about a recall before the letter does
The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.
Parts & accessories for the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette
Search by fitment on eBay Motors — OEM take-offs, aftermarket, and the trim pieces dealers no longer stock. The listing and the price are the seller's.
Find parts for this Corvette →Owner complaints
Source: NHTSA complaint database1 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 1 injuries · 0 deaths reported
18 per 10,000 built · Chevrolet reported 18,577 Corvette built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)
Filed per year: 2020: 19 · 2021: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2026: 6
Most-cited components
In owners' own words
Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.
Rear back up camera becomes unresponsive randomly, causing it to become unsafe when backing up
I replaced the battery in my C8 Corvette after three years of ownership. Upon removing the plastic cover from the frunk to access the battery, I discovered the two front strut mounts. To my dismay, I noticed excessive corrosion on both strut mounts, with the left side near an AC compressor line being considerably worse.
Car is equipped with remote start. On april 20th I parked in the garage, put groceries away including some that went in the fridge in the garage. The Corvette keys were in my pocket. I set a timer for one hour for items I had put in the garage freezer to chill.
GM refuses to replace the brake module despite the fact that this has been known since september 2020. The remedy "is incomplete"and parts are not yet available. It is ludicrous to assume that parts on a currently produced car are not available. They are installing this module daily.
Front hood/trump flew open @ 20 MPH when driving through neighborhood. Bent the latches, damaged the hood and quarter panel. Latch is flimsy and lacks better locking mechanism to protect it from opening
The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette coupe with the 1lt trim package does not comply with the 20 degree minimum horizontal field of view requirement as outlined in US DOT tp-111v-01. The interior rear view mirror is essentially useless given the small size of the rear hatch glass.
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.
Reported by Chevrolet itself: 9 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 1 killed, 10 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 48 per 100,000 built. Every Corvette model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.
When owners reported it
miles, typically
Half the 18 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 1,000 and 2,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.
Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.
Crash ratings
Source: NHTSA NCAPNHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.
Service bulletins & campaigns
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications- Term not in NHTSA’s summary · GM warranty extension 22-NA-244This warranty administration service bulletin provides information about GM Accessories - Dealer-Installed, Repaired or Replaced During Warranty Coverage Period.
The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every GM warranty extension (33) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →
Most often about: Equipment, Electrical System, Engine, Power Train, Unknown Or Other.
- PIT5698F Service bulletin2026-09-26 · Unknown Or Other
- This PI provides Diagnostics tips on how the LIN bus works and how to diagnosis it.
- PIP4902W Service bulletin2026-09-04 · Unknown Or Other
- This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.
- N252541251-02 Service campaign2026-09-01 · Unknown Or Other
- Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition in which drivers may not be notified of a rear turn-signal lamp failure. GM will update software calibrations in the vehicle’s exterior lighting control module. For vehicles that are capable of receiving software changes using wireless over-the-air (OTA) technology, owners who have accepted applicable terms and conditions will have the opportunit
- N252541251-01 Service campaign2026-08-05 · Unknown Or Other
- Certain vehicles listed above may have a condition in which drivers may not be notified of a rear turn-signal lamp failure. GM will update software calibrations in the vehicle’s exterior lighting control module. For vehicles that are capable of receiving software changes using wireless over-the-air (OTA) technology, owners who have accepted applicable terms and conditions will have the opportunit
- PIT5099J Service bulletin2026-07-21 · Unknown Or Other
- PI to help diagnose A/C concern
- PIT6215C Service bulletin2026-05-21 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates to dealership technicians that if they encounter a customer vehicle with this concern, to perform the steps listed and should be able to reprogram the module and correct this.
- PIT3271Q Service bulletin2026-04-01 · Unknown Or Other
- This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
- PIP5781D Service bulletin2026-03-31 · Unknown Or Other
- This Preliminary information communicates that characterizing certain parts is no longer required, the service instruction was changed but technicians are still trying to perform the function causing further confusion.
A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.
Diagnostic trouble codes on file
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaintsCodes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.
| Code | What it means | Most often filed under | Where it appears |
|---|---|---|---|
| P0300 P0300 on Chevrolet → | Misfire detected, but not isolated to one cylinder. | Engine · Ignition coils → | 15 bulletins |
| P12A6 P12A6 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Engine | 12 bulletins |
| P0106 P0106 on Chevrolet → | The manifold pressure sensor reading does not track what the engine is doing. | Engine | 11 bulletins |
| P0506 P0506 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Engine · Throttle body → | 11 bulletins |
| C103C | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Suspension · Struts and shocks → | 8 bulletins |
| C103E | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Suspension · Struts and shocks → | 8 bulletins |
| B19E4 B19E4 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Structure | 4 bulletins |
| B3055 B3055 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Air Bags | 4 bulletins |
| B3060 B3060 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Air Bags | 4 bulletins |
| B3935 B3935 on Chevrolet → | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Air Bags | 4 bulletins |
| P0308 P0308 on Chevrolet → | Cylinder 8 is misfiring. | Engine · Ignition coils → | 4 bulletins |
| P0462 | Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard. | Fuel/Propulsion System · Fuel pump → | 4 bulletins |
Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.
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At the New York inspection station
Source: New York State DMVIn New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette failed the emissions check on 11.0% of first inspections — higher than the 2.2% for every 2020 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 0.24% (every 2020 vehicle: 1.6%).
failed emissions
411 initial inspections of 388 vehicles.
| Measure | The 2020 Corvette | Every 2020 vehicle | Behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Failed the emissions check | 11.0% | 2.2% | 410 |
| Failed the safety inspection | 0.24% | 1.6% | 411 |
| Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit | 0% | 0.19% | 411 |
| Miles driven a year | 2,160 | 9,980 | odometer at inspection |
| Average odometer | 13,643 | 62,630 | odometer at inspection |
New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2020 vehicle” is every 2020 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).
Corvette by model year
all years, side by side →Common questions about the 2020 Corvette
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsDoes the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette have any recalls?
NHTSA has posted 4 recall campaigns for the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette. The most serious on file is 20V581000, covering Seat Belts. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.
How safe is the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette?
NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it C (75/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.
What is the fuel economy of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette?
For the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, the best EPA combined figure is 19 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.
What are the dimensions of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette?
Transport Canada measured it at 182.3 in long, 76.0 in wide (body, without mirrors), 48.4 in tall, on a 107.1 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 3,366–3,468 lb depending on configuration. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.
What do owners complain about on the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette?
Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA about the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, most often about structure, power train, unspecified. Of those, 1 involved a crash, 1 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.
How clean is the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette?
The EPA smog rating for the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette is 3 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III ULEV125, Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 — which the table above lists per configuration.
Are there service bulletins for the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette?
The manufacturer has filed 924 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, most often covering equipment, electrical system, engine. The most recent is dated 2026-09-26. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.
How does the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette do at state inspection?
In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette failed the emissions check on 11.0% of first inspections — higher than the 2.2% for every 2020 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 0.24% (every 2020 vehicle: 1.6%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.
What we hold, and what an empty row means
Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.
| Data | Held | Source | What it covers — or what empty means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel economy & configurations | 1 configurations | EPA certification records | Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures. |
| Emission certificates | 1 configurations | EPA emission certificates | Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new. |
| Recalls | 4 | NHTSA recall campaigns | A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags. |
| Owner complaints | 34 | NHTSA complaint database | Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold. |
| Crash ratings | none | NHTSA NCAP | NHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe. |
| Service bulletins | 924 | NHTSA manufacturer communications | Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall. |
| Investigations | none | NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation | No defect investigation has been opened. |
| Driver-assist crash reports | none | NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01 | No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like. |
| Specifications filed with NHTSA | 11 fields | NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns | What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder. |
| Measured dimensions | 7 fields | Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications | Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions. |
| Trims, pricing & equipment | none | Manufacturer press kit | We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind. |
Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.
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). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.
EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.