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Karma · Compact Sedan

2020 Karma Revero

Plug-in hybrid
Subcompact Cars
1 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-11-04
A
Safety Signal
92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns 1
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA 0
Crash ratingnot rated by NHTSA —
Fuel economybest combined, EPA 26 mpg
202020192018

The 2020 Karma Revero is sold in the U.S. as a plug-in hybrid compact sedan. The most efficient version, the Revero GT (21-inch wheels), is EPA-rated at 26 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A.

Karma Revero — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Karma Revero · Photo: elisfkc from Orlando, FL, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombRangekWh/100miCharge (240V)Annual fuel*
Revero GT (21-inch wheels)Plug-in hybridRWD1.5L 3-cyl turbo + 175 and 175 kw DCPM272526 (52 MPGe blended)61 mi electric486.2 h$3,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 42291.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates
ConfigurationSmog ratingEmission standardWhere it can be sold newSmartWay
Revero GT (21-inch wheels)7 / 10California LEV-III SULEV30 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 30All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standardsSmartWay Elite

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

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Other years The 2019 Revero Recalls Karma recalls
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Factory warranty running out?

The 2020 Karma Revero is in the years where high-voltage electronics and module repairs land on the owner. What an extended plan does and does not cover is worth reading before a dealer quotes you one.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database
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Exterior Lighting

269 vehicles 86% reported repaired
Problem Karma Automotive (Karma) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Revero GS-6, Revero GS-6s, Revero GS-6L, Revero GTS, and Revero GT vehicles. A communication error with the vehicle control module (VCM) may cause the front turn signals to fail intermittently. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associate Equipment." Risk Turn signals that do not function properly may fail to indicate the driver's intention to change vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will install new headlights with updated software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2025. Owners may contact Karma customer service at 1-855-288-6109.
Filed with NHTSADefect report PDFOwner letter PDFRemedy instructions PDF
NHTSA campaign 24V379000 reported May 29, 2024 Karma Automotive LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Revero

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2020 can differ. Type the VIN and the WhichTrim recall report sets aside the campaigns that name a different engine or drive, and narrows the rest to its build month.

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2020 Karma Revero, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

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Parts & accessories for the 2020 Karma Revero

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Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

No owner complaints on file with NHTSA for this model year.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

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

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications
Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 100
Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-07-10
Kindsas classified by NHTSA 75 service bulletins, 15 others, 7 over-the-air updates

Most often about: Electrical System, Equipment, Unknown Or Other, Structure, Power Train.

  • TB-26-70-01 Service bulletin
    2026-07-10 · Structure — Body
  • Recovery cap retention, a method to bolster tension for the tow hook cover
  • 2026-06-19 · Electrical System
  • Alert to service centers that 12 volt is no longer stocked in the karma distribution center
  • 2026-06-19 · Electrical System
  • Alert to service centers that 12 volt is no longer stocked in the karma distribution center
  • TB-26-90-01 Service bulletin
    2026-05-31 · Exterior Lighting
  • Alignment of headlamps service procedure
  • TB-24-12-01-.02 Service bulletin
    2026-05-04 · Fuel/Propulsion System
  • new component is available, instructions how to install are provided. this is an update to a bulletin from 2024 (TB-24-12-01)
  • SC-26-12-01 Service bulletin
    2026-03-31 · Power Train
  • Update to procedure for oil sump removal & replacement
  • SC-26-12-01 Service bulletin
    2026-03-16 · Engine
  • Supplementary instructions on replacement of oil sump on engine.
  • TB-26-78-02 Service bulletin
    2026-02-11 · Structure — Body
  • New B-Pillar retention clips are available, which will be replaced on complaint

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

CodeWhat it meansMost often filed underWhere it appears
P0014The second camshaft on bank 1 is timed further advanced than commanded.Equipment1 bulletin
P0017Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.Equipment1 bulletin

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

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Revero by model year

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Year Safety Recalls Complaints
2020 this page A 1 0 26 mpg2019 A 0 0 20 mpg2018 C 4 0 20 mpg

Common questions about the 2020 Revero

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2020 Karma Revero have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 1 recall campaign for the 2020 Karma Revero. The most serious on file is 24V379000, covering Exterior Lighting. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2020 Karma Revero?

NHTSA has not published a crash-test rating for the 2020 Karma Revero yet. On the recall record WhichTrim grades it A (92/100), which measures open and severe recalls rather than crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2020 Karma Revero?

For the 2020 Karma Revero, the best EPA combined figure is 26 mpg (MPGe on the electrified versions). Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

How clean is the 2020 Karma Revero?

The EPA smog rating for the 2020 Karma Revero is 7 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III SULEV30, Federal Tier 3 Bin 30 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2020 Karma Revero?

The manufacturer has filed 100 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2020 Karma Revero, most often covering electrical system, equipment, unknown or other. The most recent is dated 2026-07-10. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

DataHeldSourceWhat it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations1 configurationsEPA certification recordsEvery configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates1 configurationsEPA emission certificatesSmog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls1NHTSA recall campaignsA complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaintsnoneNHTSA complaint databaseNo owner has filed one. On a car that sold in small numbers this says very little either way.
Crash ratingsnoneNHTSA NCAPNHTSA has not tested this model year. Cars are selected for testing, so untested is not unsafe.
Service bulletins100NHTSA manufacturer communicationsEverything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
InvestigationsnoneNHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationNo defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reportsnoneNHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSAnoneNHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patternsWe had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipmentnoneManufacturer press kitWe have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-11-04. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Where to go next

pages beside this one
Other years The 2019 Revero The Revero model year with the cleanest record on file — grade A, 0 recalls.Recalls Every Karma recall on file All campaigns filed against Karma vehicles, newest first, with the manufacturer's own number.Recall Watch Watch this Revero by VIN Give it the VIN and you hear the night a campaign is filed — from $29 a month for a lot, free for ten.

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). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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