Chevrolet Volt problems, by model year and system
1,126 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Volt 2016–2019, and the 3 systems the record is deep on — electrical (490), transmission and drivetrain (371), engine (291). Each system has a page across the years; 8 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsElectrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Chevrolet Volt complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | electrical | transmission and drivetrain | engine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 34 in all | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| 2018 225 in all | 88 | 85 | 52 |
| 2017 698 in all | 314 | 219 | 187 |
| 2016 169 in all | 77 | 51 | 49 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Chevrolet Volt system draws the most complaints?
Electrical: 490 complaints across 4 model years, 44% of everything owners filed about the Chevrolet Volt. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Chevrolet Volt year has the most complaints?
2017 (698), 2018 (225), 2016 (169). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.