Major Problems with Chevrolet Volt Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Chevrolet Volt to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Chevrolet Volt

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Chevrolet Volt.

Model Year	Complaints
2019 Volt	2
2018 Volt	15
2017 Volt	88
2016 Volt	27
2015 Volt	22
2014 Volt	51
2013 Volt	148
2012 Volt	147
2011 Volt	30

Worst 3 Chevrolet Volt complaints

2012 Chevrolet Volt ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 3

2013 Chevrolet Volt FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Victims: 2

2012 Chevrolet Volt EXTERIOR LIGHTING Victims: 2 Mileage: 32 miles

Browse Chevrolet Volt complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet Volt owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i received the chevy volt 2/20/14 at around 10:45 am. my partner and i had a very important meeting at...	158 ~ 46749 miles
AIR BAGS air bag sensor and computer system malfunction the driver side sensor at times malfunction and so the software disable the...	125 ~ 62370 miles
POWER TRAIN car is a 2014 volt with 1900 miles. i bought it new recently as a dealer display model with 100ish...	83 ~ 29727 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i received the chevy volt 2/20/14 at around 10:45 am. my partner and i had a very important meeting at...	80 ~ 39522 miles
ENGINE i received the chevy volt 2/20/14 at around 10:45 am. my partner and i had a very important meeting at...	78 ~ 30503 miles
SERVICE BRAKES incident occurred while coming to a stop at a traffic signal on city streets. reached approximately 5 mph as i...	53 ~ 34559 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER saturday on 09/5/2015 around 12:00 noon while driving our 2014 chevy volt while i was passenger my wife who was...	48 ~ 40540 miles
SEATS the airbag warning light comes on fairly constantly. the dealership says the passenger seat sensor is faulty and needs to	29 ~ 61308 miles
STEERING beginning at approximately 11 000 miles and on relatively straight sections of highway above 50mph the steering develops a mechanical...	28 ~ 30960 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL about a year ago i call chevy about my gas pedal pulling itself to the ground and the car taking...	21 ~ 41192 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was driving on the freeway at 65 miles per hour. as i began to brake because of traffic 3...	16 ~ 41678 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE 3-7-18 we have a 2014 volt which is charged with our charging station. my husband was in the vehicle and...	12 ~ 25689 miles
TIRES goodyear assurance tires. 2nd flat at low speeds in two months. car tire just blows out immediately going flat. no...	10 ~ 14155 miles
WHEELS good morning i need to file a complaint against gmc for my car not meeting pre-certication as advertised. after three...	8 ~ 18913 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the waterheater pump on the car is out at just 53l miles and chevy states that this is not their...	7 ~ 44786 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet volt. while driving at an unknown speed the instrument panel became inoperable without...	6 ~ 40961 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING my volt rear tail light is full of water. dealer told me nothing they can do. this car has never...	6 ~ 42455 miles
SEAT BELTS 2012 volt charger has burned my outlet and my melted it and it has been replaced twice. my seat belt	5 ~ 44000 miles
SUSPENSION on sept. 5th 2018 i hit the center island while turning on the city street at about 15mph. the impact...	4 ~ 36969 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2014 chevrolet volt. while operating the vehicle the door ajar sensor indicator illuminated because the...	3 ~ 28333 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES the tires have been on the car with correct pressures since purchase oct 2012 and proper rotation. pressures are monitored....	3 ~ 20002 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2014 chevrolet volt. consumer writes in regards to electric drive malfunction. *smd the consumer received two error messages on the...	3 ~ 17694 miles
VISIBILITY letter from constituent regarding his wife 2013 chevrolet volt who having issues with the hvac system not cooling the rear...	3 ~ 33338 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet volt. the contact stated that the air bag wiring connection under the seat...	2 ~ 28500 miles
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM 2014 chevrolet volt. consumer writes in regards to electric drive malfunction. *smd the consumer received two error messages on the...	2 ~ 29000 miles
PARKING BRAKE tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet volt. while pulling out the driveway at 10 mph the parking brake automatically...	2 ~ 14396 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT cpsc: i13a0484a. 2012 chevrolet volt. consumer stated the charging cord overheated and melted the electrical wall outlet in his garage.	2
RELAY > STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet volt. on several occasions after parking the vehicle it took several attempts to...	1 ~ 37000 miles
CONNECTING > RELAY > ROD tl* the contact owns a 2017 chevrolet volt. on several occasions after parking the vehicle it took several attempts to...	1 ~ 37000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES if the car loses power and the doors have locked (do automatically) there is no way to manually unlock the...	1 ~ 6239 miles
CAMERA > SENSING SYSTEM > BACK OVER PREVENTION tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet volt. the contact stated that the back-up camera was malfunctioning and the front...	1 ~ 5000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES oct 24th morning murrieta ca it was raining and big thunders and lighting. my wife started for work the car...	1 ~ 5 miles
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet volt. the contact stated that the forward collision alert failed ever since the...	1 ~ 18000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet volt. while pulling out the driveway at 10 mph the parking brake automatically...	1 ~ 6500 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT letter from constituent regarding his wife 2013 chevrolet volt who having issues with the hvac system not cooling the rear...	1
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT letter from constituent regarding his wife 2013 chevrolet volt who having issues with the hvac system not cooling the rear...	1
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM car was being driven on an interstate highway at the speed limit approximately 30 miles from home. as the drive...	1 ~ 5640 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS when a cell phone is placed on the center of the passenger seat the passenger seat belt warning light illuminates	1 ~ 7500 miles
WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES > FRONT > SEAT BELTS when a cell phone is placed on the center of the passenger seat the passenger seat belt warning light illuminates	1 ~ 7500 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE when i was purchasing the car the salesman was demonstrating the emergency trunk safety release. when he pulled on it...	1 ~ 32 miles
STRUCTURE the standard charge cord unit supplied with the vehicle by the dealer has failed twice and i believe it poses...	1 ~ 18000 miles

FAQ

What year Chevrolet Volt is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 9 years, Chevrolet Volt models of 2019, 2018, 2015 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Chevrolet Volt?

Chevrolet Volt models of 2013 and 2012 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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