2001 Chevrolet Impala: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 957 complaints
957
Total Complaints
80,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
55
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

45,000 25th Percentile
80,000 Median Mileage
129,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
186
ENGINE
67
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
53
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
45
STEERING
37
AIR BAGS
33
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
23
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
22
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
22
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
18

Severity Assessment

55
Crashes
87
Fires
60
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE COMPUTER THAT IS IN MY CAR IS NEW FOR THIS MODEL, AND THIS YEAR. NO OTHER CAR HAS IT IN THERE. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE COMPUTER GETS OVERLOADED WITH INFORMATION, AND PUKES WITH A B0100 ERROR. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED THE OTHER 2001. IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY TR..."
"THE COMPUTER THAT IS IN MY CAR IS NEW FOR THIS MODEL, AND THIS YEAR. NO OTHER CAR HAS IT IN THERE. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE COMPUTER GETS OVERLOADED WITH INFORMATION, AND PUKES WITH A B0100 ERROR. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED THE OTHER 2001. IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY TR..."
"WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG; BUT MANUFACTURER WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL. *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