2015 Chevrolet Volt: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 70 complaints
70
Total Complaints
44,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,000 25th Percentile
44,500 Median Mileage
65,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
17
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10
ENGINE
8
AIR BAGS
7
SERVICE BRAKES
6
POWER TRAIN
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
SEATS
2
TIRES
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I LEASED A 2015 CHEVY VOLT, I USED THE SUPPLIED CHARGING STATION TO CHARGE THE VEHICLE. THIS DEVICE OVERHEATED EARLIER IN THE DAY, I DECIDED TO UNPLUG IT AND TRY ANOTHER OUTLET. I CHECKED ON IT 20 MINUTES LATER AND DISCOVERED IT WAS STILL WARM. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL, CONSIDERING IT WAS CHARGING ..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V145000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPA..."
"TOTAL LOSS OF POWER CLIMBING A HILL AT FREEWAY SPEED. THE BEHAVIOR WAS LIKE THE CAR HAD SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THIS THEN MANIFESTED ITSELF THREE OTHER TIMES OVER THE NEXT 20 MILES OF DRIVING. *TR"

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