2007 Chevrolet Corvette: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 433 complaints
433
Total Complaints
43,350mi
Median Mileage
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

27,000 25th Percentile
43,350 Median Mileage
67,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
102
POWER TRAIN
44
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
36
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
33
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
30
ENGINE
26
AIR BAGS
26
STEERING
19
SERVICE BRAKES
14
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
13

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
6
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. ON 4/29/07 WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT PREPARING TO DRIVE THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE AT A HIGHER RATE. THE DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE AND OIL BURNING. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN THE SAME DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT..."
"ON 2006 AND 2007 CHEVY CORVETTE'S THE REAR AXLE NUT WORKS ITSELF LOSE. MY "07" HAS 4,200 MILES ON IT. I CHECKED THE NUT'S AND FOUND THE DRIVERS SIDE TIGHT. BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS 3/4 TURN SHORT OF SNUG, AND WELL SHORT OF THE 118LB TORSUE REQUIREMENT. I HEARD ABOUT IT ON ONE OF THE VETTE FORUM BO..."
"WE WERE AT A STOP LIGHT AND SMELLED OIL BURNING. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE WE DECIDED TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR. WHEN WE DID THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE OIL PAN AND ALL THE WAY TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED THE BOLTS ON THE OIL PAN. THE SER..."

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