2004 Chevrolet Aveo: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 271 complaints
271
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Top Issue
27
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

28,500 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
84,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
31
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
27
ENGINE
21
AIR BAGS
15
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
13
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
10
POWER TRAIN
9
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
9
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
8

Severity Assessment

27
Crashes
13
Fires
24
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKE PEDAL TO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR. RESULTING IN CONSUMER TO ACCELERATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. *PH *MR"
"I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. I COMMUTE 2 HOURS ONE WAY TO A JOB SITE. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION KEY GET PROGRESSIVELY HOT THE LONGER I DRIVE THIS CAR. THE SERVICE DEPT MEASURED THE HEAT. ON A 45 MINUTE DRIVE, THE IGNITION SWITCH TEMPERATURE WAS 111 DEGREES, THE KEY WAS 94 DEGREE..."
"THE WAY THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE DESIGNED THEY ARE ALLOWING EXCESS WATER TO DISTORT THE DRIVER'S VISION WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP IS IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A SOLUTION. *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