Chevrolet Corvette

747 complaints across 12 scored model years and 21 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Chevrolet Corvette Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2017 vs model median 5.8×

Model median3× median

Tires & Wheels 176

Steering 13

Driver Assist 3

Avoid

2017 · 2019

Best

2010 · 2021

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.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Chevrolet Corvette
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.43×	15	A
2011	0.78×	18	B
2012	1.06×	21	B
2013	0.85×	29	B
2014	1.83×	46	F
2015	0.94×	33	C
2016	1.83×	64	D
2017	5.78×	209	F
2018	1.45×	48	C
2019	3.74×	126	F
2020	0.78×	27	B
2021	0.59×	12	B
2022 P	0.68×	23	B
2023 P	1.29×	33	C
2024 P	1.29×	31	C
2025 P	0.44×	12	B

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 it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	19
City / Highway	16 / 25
Engine	6.2L, 8 cyl
Drive	Rear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$4,000

Recalls

21 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
16V651000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	2014–2017	3,640,162
21V421000	AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHT	2021	285,622
17V437000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	2014–2017	40,683
26V213000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL	2025	32,988
19V086000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2017	26,772
25V536000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2023–2025	23,656
24V418000	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	2024, 2025	13,464
20V489000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE	2020	7,071

+ 13 further campaigns

Others in Sports Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Chevrolet Camaro	none flagged	C
Dodge Challenger	20102012	C
Ford Mustang	20122014	C
Hyundai Genesis Coupe	none flagged	C
Nissan 370Z	2010	B
Scion FR-S	none flagged	C
Subaru WRX	20172018	C
Volkswagen EOS	none flagged	C

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 2017 Corvette

Complaints in window: 209
Severity-weighted: 221
Model median (weighted): 38
vs model median: 5.78×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 4
Open investigations: 0

Score 15 F