Year · Make · Model

2016 Chevrolet Volt

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

Open recalls

167

NHTSA complaints

Defect investigations

1,331

Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall

Not rated

Frontal

Not rated

Side

Not rated

Rollover

Not rated

Consumer complaints

167 filed

Crashes

Fires

Injuries reported

Fatalities reported

What people complain about

Electrical System
72
FUEL/PROPULSION System
61
Power Train
50
Engine
48
Unknown OR Other
20
Vehicle Speed Control
6
Service Brakes
4
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
3

Recalls

1 campaign

17V621000·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2017-10-05

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.

RiskAn improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.

FixGM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17387.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions

PE23022·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2023-11-29 → 2025-03-03

Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module

PE23022·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM)2023-11-29 → 2025-03-03

Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module

PE23022·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-11-29 → 2025-03-03

Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module

DP22005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM2023-01-27 → 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

Led to recall22V063000

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