2019 Chevrolet Volt: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 48 complaints
48
Total Complaints
8,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

5,200 25th Percentile
8,500 Median Mileage
40,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
POWER TRAIN
10
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
6
SERVICE BRAKES
3
ENGINE
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAND NEW CAR SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING - STILL HAD ABOUT 10 EV MILES LEFT AND A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN IT HAPPENED, TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 45MPH. MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON DASH TELLING ME "PROPULSION POWER REDUCED TO 0" AND "SHIFT TO PARK", GIVING ME ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO PULL OVER BEFORE IT CO..."
"BRAND NEW CAR SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING - STILL HAD ABOUT 10 EV MILES LEFT AND A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN IT HAPPENED, TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 45MPH. MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON DASH TELLING ME "PROPULSION POWER REDUCED TO 0" AND "SHIFT TO PARK", GIVING ME ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO PULL OVER BEFORE IT CO..."
"2018 CHEVROLET VOLT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. *JS"

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