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Chevrolet Impala

Every model year 2016–2020: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

5 Model years 2016–2020
2 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
330 Complaints owner reports, all years
A Newest grade 2020 Safety Signal
2020 Best on record cleanest filed year
Chevrolet Impala — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Chevrolet Impala (2008 generation) · Photo: Fietsbel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Every Chevrolet Impala model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year
YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2020GasA015★★★★★22 mpg
2019GasA128★★★★★25 mpg
2018GasA159★★★★★25 mpg
2017GasA0117★★★★★25 mpg
2016Gas CNGA0111★★★★★25 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road
Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2020

On the filed record so far, the 2020 is the cleanest Impala year we hold, and the 2019 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

YearSafety SignalRecalls /yrComplaints /yr
2020A02
2016A011
2017A013
2018A0.17
2019A0.14
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What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record
  • 2020: best combined mpg 25 → 22; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2017: dropped cng; 5 → 3 EPA configurations

Common questions about the Chevrolet Impala

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Chevrolet Impala year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2020 Impala comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 15 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Chevrolet Impala years should I avoid?

No Impala model year carries a D or F Safety Signal or a standing advisory. The ranking page orders every year on recalls and complaints per year on the road, and says why.

How many recalls does the Chevrolet Impala have?

Across model years 2016–2020, NHTSA has posted 2 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Impala. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.