FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet Spark

Owners have filed 759 complaints about the Chevrolet Spark with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2022. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2013 Chevrolet Spark

224 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2018 Chevrolet Spark

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet Spark 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
2022 5 1 0 Airbags
2021 C 12 3 0 Engine & Cooling
2020 C 26 8 3 24,718 Airbags
2019 C 20 5 0 17,500 Airbags
2018 A 15 0 0 2,000 Engine & Cooling
2017 D 45 8 0 14,236 Transmission & Drivetrain
2016 B 36 1 1 44,000 Brakes
2015 D 102 6 1 35,582 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 F 274 21 0 47,000 Engine & Cooling
2013 F 224 18 3 25,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Chevrolet Spark

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

Engine & Cooling 124 16.3%

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2014

Electrical System 101 13.3%

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2013

Airbags 56 7.4%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2014

Brakes 47 6.2%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2014

Doors, Latches & Locks 22 2.9%

Worst in 2013

Steering 17 2.2%

Worst in 2014

Lights 16 2.1%

Worst in 2013

Seat Belts 15 2.0%

Worst in 2014

Stability & Traction Control 14 1.8%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 2013 peak 16 Aug 2026

Chevrolet Spark 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 Spark

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