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2020 Chevrolet Spark

Gas Compact car

2022202120202019201820172016
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
A
Safety Signal
100 / 100
ASafety Signal · 100 / 100
0Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
19Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
33 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2020 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 no recall campaigns for this model year so far (Safety Signal A). Owners have filed 19 complaints, most often about air bags.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
SparkGasFWD1.4L 4-cyl303833$1,900
SparkGasFWD1.4L 4-cyl293833$1,900
Spark ACTIVGasFWD1.4L 4-cyl303733$1,900
Spark ACTIVGasFWD1.4L 4-cyl293732$1,950

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

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Recalls (0)

No NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2020 Chevrolet Spark. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them.

Owner complaints

19 complaints filed

6 involved a crash, 2 a fire, 10 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2020: 3 · 2021: 6 · 2022: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 3

Most-cited components

  • Air Bags — 7
  • Electrical System — 6
  • Unknown Or Other — 5
  • Engine — 3
  • Steering — 1
“The fuel line or a component which is part of the fuel system was chewed through by a rodent and the gas was pouring out of the rear of the car. My safety was at risk because if I didn't first smell the gas and then see the dripping gas, something may have sparked and caused the car to catch on fire or explode. The pro…”Jun 23, 2023 · Fuel/Propulsion System · NHTSA owner report
“The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Spark equipped with Kumho Tires, Tire Line: Solus TA31, Tire Size: 185/55/R15, DOT Number: Y0MBYAY1. The contact stated that the driver's and passenger's side front tires and the passenger's side rear tire had chunks of rubber separating from the tread. The vehicle was taken to an inde…”Jan 3, 2023 · Tires · NHTSA owner report
“The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Spark. The contact stated that after the vehicle was idle at a red light, while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle stalled. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle several times before the vehicle restarted. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact took the vehicle…”Sep 1, 2022 · Engine · 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

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

Other Spark model years

A

2022 Spark

0 recalls · 3 complaints

A

2021 Spark

0 recalls · 6 complaints

A

2019 Spark

1 recalls · 14 complaints

A

2018 Spark

0 recalls · 9 complaints

A

2017 Spark

1 recalls · 29 complaints

C

2016 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 (ids 41449, 41450, 41452, 41451). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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