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Every model year 2016–2022: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

7 Model years 2016–2022
5 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
123 Complaints owner reports, all years
A Newest grade 2022 Safety Signal
2022 Best on record cleanest filed year
Chevrolet Spark — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Chevrolet Spark · Photo: Alexander-93 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Every Chevrolet Spark model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year
YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2022GasA03—33 mpg
2021GasA06—33 mpg
2020GasA020—33 mpg
2019GasA114—33 mpg
2018GasA09—33 mpg
2017GasA129—33 mpg
2016Electric GasC342—82 mi

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 2022

On the filed record so far, the 2022 is the cleanest Spark year we hold, and the 2016 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
2022A01
2018A01
2021A01
2020A03
2017A0.13
2019A0.12
2016C0.34
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What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record
  • 2017: dropped electric; best combined mpg 34 → 33; 3 → 4 EPA configurations
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Common questions about the Chevrolet Spark

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Chevrolet Spark year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2022 Spark comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 3 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Chevrolet Spark years should I avoid?

No Spark 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 Spark have?

Across model years 2016–2022, NHTSA has posted 5 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Spark. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.