2001 Chevrolet Corvette: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 281 complaints
281
Total Complaints
42,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

26,000 25th Percentile
42,000 Median Mileage
59,990 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
43
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
29
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
17
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
15
WHEELS
12
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
10
STEERING:COLUMN
8
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
7

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
4
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ALL 1997-2001 CORVETTES ARE BEING SHIPPED WITH A DEFECTIVE COLUMN LOCK, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND LEAVE OWNERS OF $50,000 SPORTS CARS STRANDED! GM WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION. YOU WILL FIND NUMEROUS CASES OF FAILURE AND FIXES BY GM WITH THE ORIGIONAL DE..."
"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK"
"BRAKES DO NOT FULLY RELEASE. WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AND REPLEASED, THEY STUCK AND CONTINUED TO BRAKE. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH SEEMED TO BE CULPRIT BECAUSE IT APPEARED TO BE OPERATIONAL TO SPEC.*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