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Chevrolet Sonic

Every Chevrolet Sonic model year on file, 2015 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years23136 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62015 to 2020
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5,325Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 114, 49% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0306090120201511420162017201820192020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Chevrolet Sonic complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
71
Electrical system
62
Airbags
43
Fuel system
26
Powertrain
19
Steering
14
Brakes
10
Stability and traction control
10
Seats
7
Wheels
6
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Sonic model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Chevrolet Sonic by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Sedan100.011100545
2019Sedan80.05900580
2018Hatchback140.010010821
2017Sedan3718.921800964
2016Sedan4820.8343201,084
2015Sedan11416.7713301,331
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Sonic

  • 18V-342 May 27, 2018
    Joint in the driver's seat-back frame may not be properly welded, reducing the strength of the seat-back frame
    Seats · 71 vehicles
  • 16V-422 Jun 10, 2016
    Affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver fails to fasten their seatbelt or if the driver leaves the key in the…
    Electrical system · 19k vehicles
  • 16V-257 Apr 28, 2016
    Affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver, after turning off the ignition and leaving the key in the cylinder,…
    Electrical system · 318k vehicles
  • 15V-416 Jun 30, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, equipped with the base radio and OnStar, the radio may lock up due to a software issue, causing the display to go blank…
    Equipment · 46k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.