Worst years for a Chevrolet Corvette
Owners have filed 6,324 complaints about the Chevrolet Corvette with NHTSA across model years 1960 to 2025. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2022 Chevrolet Corvette23 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Corvette 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | B | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2024 | B | 32 | 1 | 2 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2023 | C | 36 | 1 | 5 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2022 | A | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2021 | B | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | B | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1,050 | Body & Structure |
| 2019 | C | 151 | 0 | 0 | 7,200 | Wheels |
| 2018 | B | 53 | 1 | 0 | 10,000 | Wheels |
| 2017 | D | 272 | 5 | 0 | 13,178 | Wheels |
| 2016 | B | 114 | 1 | 1 | 15,000 | Wheels |
| 2015 | C | 72 | 6 | 0 | 11,750 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | C | 79 | 6 | 1 | 5,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2013 | B | 94 | 0 | 0 | 18,250 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2012 | B | 71 | 5 | 0 | 30,406 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2011 | C | 99 | 4 | 1 | 26,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2010 | B | 90 | 2 | 0 | 33,074 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2009 | C | 178 | 1 | 1 | 35,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2008 | D | 625 | 14 | 3 | 48,300 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2007 | D | 434 | 9 | 6 | 43,218 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2006 | D | 441 | 16 | 2 | 40,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2005 | D | 718 | 21 | 9 | 42,000 | Stability & Traction Control |
| 2004 | C | 257 | 7 | 1 | 35,400 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | D | 127 | 23 | 1 | 34,000 | Steering |
| 2002 | C | 191 | 3 | 0 | 43,195 | Steering |
| 2001 | D | 281 | 10 | 4 | 42,000 | Steering |
| 2000 | D | 359 | 18 | 0 | 42,784 | Steering |
| 1999 | D | 389 | 19 | 3 | 44,500 | Steering |
| 1998 | D | 466 | 16 | 1 | 49,000 | Steering |
| 1997 | C | 196 | 4 | 0 | 41,053 | Steering |
| 1996 | B | 63 | 3 | 4 | 100,000 | Electrical System |
| 1995 | C | 48 | 18 | 2 | 53,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1994 | B | 38 | 3 | 1 | 77,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 26 | 4 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 28 | 5 | 1 | 95,900 | Seat Belts |
| 1990 | — | 41 | 3 | 0 | 59,998 | Airbags |
| 1989 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 26 | 0 | 0 | 73,186 | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 25 | 0 | 1 | 85,000 | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | 83,200 | Brakes |
| 1985 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1984 | — | 16 | 1 | 0 | 65,440 | Seat Belts |
| 1981 | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1980 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1979 | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1978 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1977 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1976 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1975 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1966 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 1964 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 1960 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Corvette
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Corvette
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Corvette, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Corvette 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 Corvette
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.