"How reliable is the 2015 Chevrolet Spark?"

"Based on 102 NHTSA complaints, the 2015 Chevrolet Spark has a median complaint mileage of 35582 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2015 Chevrolet Spark?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 102 total complaints filed."

2015 Chevrolet Spark: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 102 complaints

102

Total Complaints

35,582mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

15,000 25th Percentile

35,582 Median Mileage

60,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

AIR BAGS

SERVICE BRAKES

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON MAY 15, 2015, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15 FREEWAY MILES, I TOOK THE FREEWAY OFF RAMP. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 1/2 MILE, AFTER EXITING, THE "PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN ALTHOUGH I'M PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR FOR MORE POWER. AFTER STOPPING AT A TR..."

"THE CENTER CONSOLE SCREEN (INFOTAINMENT) IS VERY BRIGHT ON ITS LOWEST LIGHT LEVEL SETTING. NO WAY TO TURN OFF THE SCREEN OR DIM IT MORE THE WHERE THE FACTORY SETTING IS. TALKED WITH DEALER, ONSTAR CALL CENTER, AND CUSTOMER ACTIVIST AT CHEVROLET. THEY ALL SAY IT IS A FACTORY SETTING THAT CANNOT BE..."

"TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AFTER STARTING CAR WHICH THE WEATHER WASN'T A FACTOR AT ALL, DRY WARM DAY, BUT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR DID NOT. CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, GOT GEAR NOTIFICATION BACK BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T GO IN GEAR. CAR HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT. FINALLY CAR MO..."

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