2006 Chevrolet Aveo: Reliability Data

280
Total Complaints
65,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
23
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

34,000 25th Percentile
65,000 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
60
AIR BAGS
36
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
35
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
15
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
POWER TRAIN
10
STEERING
9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
ENGINE
9
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
7

Severity Assessment

23
Crashes
24
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE BRAND NEW HANKOOK TIRES ON MY 2006 CHEVY AVEO ARE DEFECTIVE. I HIT A POT HOLE AND THE FIRST ONE WAS RUINED JUST 26 DAYS AFTER I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE DEALER LOT. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE I JUST BOUGHT FOR $265.55 POPPED TONIGHT 3 DAYS AFTER I DROVE OFF THE REPAIR SHOP LOT. *JB"
"DT: THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED AND THEN INCREASED SUDDENLY. AT THE SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY LOSING POWER SINCE THE CONTACT PURCHASED IT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME TH..."
"DT: THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED AND THEN INCREASED SUDDENLY. AT THE SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY LOSING POWER SINCE THE CONTACT PURCHASED IT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME TH..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 60 complaints
25th: 50,950 mi Median: 77,669 mi 75th: 96,385 mi
AIR BAGS 36 complaints
25th: 38,000 mi Median: 64,500 mi 75th: 104,000 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 35 complaints
25th: 66,500 mi Median: 100,000 mi 75th: 120,221 mi
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE 15 complaints
25th: 1,750 mi Median: 3,000 mi 75th: 7,268 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 10 complaints
25th: 44,700 mi Median: 53,000 mi 75th: 62,590 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 42 OH: 24 FL: 17 TX: 15 GA: 15 WA: 11 MD: 10 LA: 10 AZ: 9 NY: 9

Who Files Complaints?

11.8%
Original Owners
88.2%
Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Aveo — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200427127
200532325
200730735
200825125
200927823
201010512
201111213

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