"How reliable is the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette?"

"Based on 196 NHTSA complaints, the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette has a median complaint mileage of 41053 miles. The most common issue is STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR."

"What are common problems with the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1997 Chevrolet Corvette is STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, accounting for a significant portion of the 196 total complaints filed."

1997 Chevrolet Corvette: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 196 complaints

196

Total Complaints

41,053mi

Median Mileage

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

28,800 25th Percentile

41,053 Median Mileage

63,060 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

STEERING:COLUMN

STEERING

SEATS

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FALUTY FUEL LINE CLIP; WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST FUEL, CAUSING A STALLING PROBLEM. IN FOR REPAIRS, HAS NOT FINISHED REPAIRS. *AK"

"CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE FIRST TIME CONSUMER WAS AT 0 SPEED WAITING TO ENTER INTERSECTION WHEN SHUT DOWN OCCURRED; SECOND TIME, WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN SHUT DOWN OCCURRED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND..."

"VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT BOTTOM RETRACTOR WILL NOT GO BACK IN THE SLOT. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28