2017 Chevrolet Camaro: Reliability Data

246
Total Complaints
22,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
28
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

8,600 25th Percentile
22,000 Median Mileage
40,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
52
POWER TRAIN
51
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
24
ENGINE
23
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
22
VISIBILITY/WIPER
15
AIR BAGS
12
SERVICE BRAKES
9
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4

Severity Assessment

28
Crashes
3
Fires
18
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THROUGH CORNERS, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY STEER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT I'M TURNING. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED MAY 12, 2017."
"WAS IN A WRECK AND NOT ALL THE IR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE WHEELS CAME APART FROM THE TIRES AND THE WHEELS BROKE APART, AND THE SEAT BROKE"
"WAS IN A WRECK AND NOT ALL THE IR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE WHEELS CAME APART FROM THE TIRES AND THE WHEELS BROKE APART, AND THE SEAT BROKE"

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.

STEERING 52 complaints
25th: 13,000 mi Median: 28,640 mi 75th: 62,000 mi
POWER TRAIN 51 complaints
25th: 8,600 mi Median: 20,000 mi 75th: 31,500 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 24 complaints
25th: 340 mi Median: 18,500 mi 75th: 28,691 mi
ENGINE 23 complaints
25th: 6,000 mi Median: 16,650 mi 75th: 42,250 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 22 complaints
25th: 21,050 mi Median: 29,500 mi 75th: 34,750 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 44 CA: 44 FL: 32 AZ: 12 GA: 8 NC: 8 MS: 8 PA: 8 NY: 6 MI: 6

Who Files Complaints?

0.8%
Original Owners
99.2%
Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Camaro — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1990328
199111011
199210418
1993458
199418223
199530561
199615928
19978816
199822418
19991337
20001199
2001604
20021005
201039441
201125826
201215520
201325129
201428720
201530423
20161953
20181076
2019644
2020469
2023247

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