Reliability & cost of ownership

Chevrolet Corvette Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Chevrolet Corvette? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.

Chevrolet Corvette problems by model year

80 recall entries and 4,928 owner complaints on file across 31 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2025 Corvette311No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2024 Corvette221No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2023 Corvette127No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2022 Corvette121No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2021 Corvette213No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2020 Corvette434No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2019 Corvette1148No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2018 Corvette151No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2017 Corvette4257No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2016 Corvette2105No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2015 Corvette565No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2014 Corvette563No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2013 Corvette082No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2012 Corvette156No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2011 Corvette185No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2010 Corvette084No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2009 Corvette0151No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2008 Corvette0541No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2007 Corvette2341No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2006 Corvette5365No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2005 Corvette6533No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2004 Corvette4217No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2003 Corvette386No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2002 Corvette3157No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2001 Corvette3203No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2000 Corvette4277No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1999 Corvette4308No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1998 Corvette4398No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1997 Corvette7152No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1996 Corvette144No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
1995 Corvette132No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Chevrolet Corvette, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • steering1,089 complaints
  • fuel/propulsion system915 complaints
  • wheels553 complaints
  • electrical system474 complaints
  • power train364 complaints
  • exterior lighting299 complaints
  • electronic stability control (esc)247 complaints
  • fuel system, gasoline219 complaints