2002 Chevrolet Corvette: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 191 complaints
191
Total Complaints
43,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

25,282 25th Percentile
43,000 Median Mileage
58,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
29
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
25
WHEELS
22
WHEELS:RIM
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
9
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
7
STEERING:COLUMN
6
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO BRING THE CAR IN SO A NEW SEATBELT COULD BE ORDERED. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING UPHILL TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW TO SHIFT TO 2ND WHEN SPEED IS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH, AND SOMETIMES WILL SHIFT TO 4TH GEAR BEFORE SHIFTING TO 2ND GEAR. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK"
"HORN IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SINCE IT IS ONLY A VERY SMALL INDENTATION ON STEERING WHEEL.*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