FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet Bolt EV

Owners have filed 1,361 complaints about the Chevrolet Bolt EV with NHTSA across model years 2017 to 2027. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV

465 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.

Cleanest on record

2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV

94 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet Bolt EV year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2027 5 0 0 Electrical System
2023 C 95 15 3 Electrical System
2022 B 94 5 0 6,612 Electrical System
2021 C 96 6 0 2,700 Electrical System
2020 D 246 12 6 6,600 Electrical System
2019 D 241 2 15 10,115 Electrical System
2018 C 119 2 1 17,000 Steering
2017 F 465 18 6 24,500 Steering

What breaks on a Chevrolet Bolt EV

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 405 29.8%

Worst in 2017

Steering 254 18.7%

Worst in 2017

Fuel & Propulsion 190 14.0%

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2017

Brakes 52 3.8%

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2020

Worst in 2017

Worst in 2017

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 24 1.8%

Worst in 2017

Airbags 23 1.7%

Worst in 2020

Suspension 19 1.4%

Worst in 2017

Lights 17 1.2%

Worst in 2023

Seat Belts 15 1.1%

Worst in 2020

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Bolt EV

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

12V/24V/48V Battery 11 16.4%
Blind Spot Detection 10 14.9%
Warnings 9 13.4%
Automatic Emergency Braking 7 10.4%
Traction Battery 7 10.4%
Warnings 6 9.0%
Assist 5 7.5%
Accessory 4 6.0%
Warning 4 6.0%
Rearview System Braking 4 6.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet Bolt EV, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2017 peak 170 Aug 2026

Chevrolet Bolt EV problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Chevrolet Bolt EV

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.