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Which Chevrolet Camaro years to avoid

No Chevrolet Camaro model year in 2010–2021 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2014 and 2017, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Chevrolet Camaro Full report
C
Grade 2010–2021
2014 vs model median 1.4×
Model median3× median
Electrical 35
Engine 20
Steering 15
Weakest

2014 · 2017

Best

2019 · 2020

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.23× 142 C
2011
1.11× 128 C
2012
0.96× 82 C
2013
1.04× 105 C
2014
1.39× 148 C
2015
1.08× 136 C
2016
0.85× 117 B
2017
1.34× 143 C
2018
0.49× 49 B
2019
0.29× 33 A
2020
0.20× 24 A
2021
0.13× 12 A
2022 P
0.13× 16 A
2023 P
0.25× 24 A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2014 C 148 reports · median 15,000 mi

  1. Electrical 35

    As I was turning the corner on to woodward avenue my car just shut down. The car went totally black and shut down in the middle of the turn on this very busy-main thoroughfare. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Engine 20

    Within two weeks after purchasing my car it stalled twice--both when stopped at red lights. I took car to dealership and they did a road test but could not replicate. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Steering 15

    Trying to park at low speed there is a rubbing sound of plastic and light metal.there was fluid on top of the reservoir! owner complaint filed with NHTSA

10 crash · 3 fire · 17 injuries

2017 C 143 reports · median 21,500 mi

  1. Steering 27

    While driving the car through corners, the steering wheel will intermittently steer in the opposite direction that I'm turning. I feel this is a major safety concern that can lead to an accident. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Drivetrain 26

    The manual transmission bogs in first gear under aggressive acceleration from a standing start. This most often occurs when pulling out into traffic. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Lights & Visibility 15

    They have a flaw where there is always vent from when the AC is on to the defrost vent on the windshield, here in texas where there is 100 humidity most of the year. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

17 crash · 3 fire · 15 injuries

The best year for the Camaro

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2019 is the best-scoring Camaro model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 90.4 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations. On complaint rate alone the lowest is 2021 at 0.13× this model’s median, against 0.29× for 2019.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2019 0.29× 33 A
2020 0.20× 24 A
2021 0.13× 12 A

Recalls

18 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
14V346000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION 2010–2014 464,712
14V447000 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST 2011, 2012 414,333
25V148000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2020–2022 90,081
14V300000 AIR BAGS 2012 31,520
19V086000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM 2017 26,772
13V463000 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 2013, 2014 18,941
19E064000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION 2010–2015 10,740
13V023000 AIR BAGS 2012 4,167
09V155000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES 2010 1,243
25V175000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM 2017, 2018 934
23V516000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2013 767
19V837000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2020 502

+ 6 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2014 were reported at a median of 15,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Chevrolet Camaro years should you avoid?
No Chevrolet Camaro model year in 2010–2021 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2014 and 2017.
What is the best year for the Chevrolet Camaro?
2019 is the best-scoring Chevrolet Camaro model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 90.4 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Camaro have?
18 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Chevrolet Camaro model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2014 Camaro
Complaints in window
148
Severity-weighted
254.5
Model median (weighted)
183
vs model median
1.39×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
4
Open investigations
0
Score 55.3 C