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2017 Chevrolet Spark

Gas

Subcompact Cars
4 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11

Safety Signal

92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns1

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA29

Crash ratingNHTSA overall—

Fuel economybest combined, EPA33 mpg

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2017 Chevrolet Spark is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact car with 4 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Spark, is EPA-rated at 33 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 29 complaints, most often about the power train.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Spark	Gas	FWD	1.4L 4-cyl	30	38	33	$1,900
Spark	Gas	FWD	1.4L 4-cyl	29	38	33	$1,900
Spark ACTIV	Gas	FWD	1.4L 4-cyl	30	37	33	$1,900
Spark ACTIV	Gas	FWD	1.4L 4-cyl	29	37	32	$1,950

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 37882, 37883, 38442, 38443.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

▲high

Air Bags

17199

55,068 vehicles

ProblemGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Chevrolet Spark vehicles. In the event of a crash, if a young child is seated improperly and not wearing a seat belt while in the front passenger seat, deployment of the front passenger air bag may injure the occupant's neck. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."RiskIn the event of a crash with a frontal air bag deployment, an unbelted child in the front passenger seat has an increased risk of injury.FixGM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2017. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17199.

NHTSA campaign 17V307000reported May 9, 2017General Motors LLC

NHTSA defect investigations

Electrical System:Propulsion System — Pedestrian alert sounds closed

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · action DP22005

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

29complaints filed

5 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 6 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2017: 8 · 2018: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2020: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2026: 2

Most-cited components

Power Train9

Service Brakes8

Air Bags5

Electrical System5

Engine4

Visibility/Wiper3

What owners describe

“My transmission has been acting up like other stated where it will rev the motor high and then jerk and shift hard. There are no recalls for it when there are known issues with the transmission for the 2017. I was driving down the road and went to stop and my brakes were very hard and almost had to stand on them to sto…”Jul 29, 2026 · Service Brakes · NHTSA owner report

“The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Spark. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked or while driving at various speeds, the A/C was blowing out hot air. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed, and the air conditioning hose was leaking and the condenser needed to be replace…”Jun 30, 2026 · Visibility · NHTSA owner report

“When the car reaches a certain speed (50 mph plus) it jerks and jolts. The engine light is on and a P-code is present. Each mechanic says something different.”Jul 25, 2025 · Electrical System · 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

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other Spark model years

2022 Chevrolet Spark

0 recalls · 3 complaints

2021 Chevrolet Spark

0 recalls · 6 complaints

2020 Chevrolet Spark

0 recalls · 19 complaints

2019 Chevrolet Spark

1 recalls · 14 complaints

2018 Chevrolet Spark

0 recalls · 9 complaints

2016 Chevrolet Spark

3 recalls · 42 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. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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