Chevrolet Corvette recalls & problems by year

92 recalls and 5,047 owner complaints across 36 model years (1990–2025).

Most complaints2008541 complaints

Most recalls19977 recalls

Crashes reported144in owner complaints

Injuries reported894 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2025	—	14–19 mpg	3	11	0	1	1	0
2024	—	14–19 mpg	2	21	1	1	2	0
2023	—	14–19 mpg	1	27	2	3	2	1
2022	—	19 mpg	1	21	0	0	0	0
2021	—	19 mpg	2	13	1	0	1	0
2020	—	19 mpg	4	34	1	0	1	0
2019	—	15–19 mpg	1	148	0	0	2	0
2018	—	16–19 mpg	1	51	1	0	0	0
2017	—	16–19 mpg	4	257	3	0	2	0
2016	—	16–21 mpg	2	104	1	1	1	0
2015	—	16–21 mpg	5	65	3	0	3	0
2014	—	20–21 mpg	5	63	5	1	7	1
2013	—	17–19 mpg	0	82	0	0	1	0
2012	—	17–19 mpg	1	56	2	0	0	0
2011	—	16–19 mpg	1	85	2	1	0	0
2010	—	16–19 mpg	0	84	1	0	4	0
2009	—	16–19 mpg	0	151	1	1	0	0
2008	—	18–19 mpg	0	541	9	2	5	0
2007	—	18–19 mpg	2	341	5	4	2	0
2006	—	18–19 mpg	5	365	12	2	5	0
2005	—	19 mpg	6	533	11	6	6	0
2004	—	19–20 mpg	4	217	4	1	2	0
2003	—	19–20 mpg	3	85	9	1	1	1
2002	—	19–20 mpg	3	157	3	0	1	0
2001	—	19–20 mpg	3	205	6	3	3	0
2000	—	18–19 mpg	4	278	15	0	12	0
1999	—	18–20 mpg	4	308	14	3	11	1
1998	—	18–19 mpg	4	399	12	1	5	0
1997	—	19 mpg	7	153	2	0	1	0
1996	—	18 mpg	1	44	2	4	1	0
1995	—	18 mpg	1	32	5	2	1	0
1994	—	18 mpg	1	29	1	1	0	0
1993	—	18 mpg	2	22	4	0	2	0
1992	—	17–18 mpg	2	7	1	1	0	0
1991	—	17–18 mpg	3	24	3	1	2	0
1990	—	17–18 mpg	4	34	2	0	2	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Steering — 1,139 complaints
Fuel/propulsion system — 916 complaints
Wheels — 561 complaints
Electrical system — 502 complaints
Power train — 380 complaints
Exterior lighting — 313 complaints
Electronic stability control (esc) — 247 complaints
Fuel system, gasoline — 229 complaints