2006 Chevrolet Corvette: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 441 complaints
441
Total Complaints
40,000mi
Median Mileage
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Top Issue
16
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

18,000 25th Percentile
40,000 Median Mileage
73,800 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING
59
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
49
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
42
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
40
STEERING
38
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
37
POWER TRAIN
30
ENGINE
24
SERVICE BRAKES
21
AIR BAGS
14

Severity Assessment

16
Crashes
2
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ENGINE STALLING. *NM"
"I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A SMALL POT HOLE. THE ALLOY RIM OF MY NEW C6 CORVETTE SPLIT IN HALF AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL IN TRAFFIC. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH. IT APPEARS THE WHEEL INDUCTION WELDING IS FLAWED. I FEAR OTHER WHEELS HAVE THE SAME F..."
"I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A SMALL POT HOLE. THE ALLOY RIM OF MY NEW C6 CORVETTE SPLIT IN HALF AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL IN TRAFFIC. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH. IT APPEARS THE WHEEL INDUCTION WELDING IS FLAWED. I FEAR OTHER WHEELS HAVE THE SAME F..."

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