NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Chevrolet Sonic Recalls
The 2013 Chevrolet Sonic has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 27, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Chevrolet Sonic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 217
- Crashes reported
- 24
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Chevrolet Sonic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 23V516000
- Reported
- July 27, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 767
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Campaign
- 16V257000
- Reported
- April 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 317,572
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 Sonic, 2 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 14V417000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,990
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014 Sonic, 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting
- Campaign
- 13V464000
- Reported
- September 26, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,558
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Sonic
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V220000
- Reported
- May 24, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,210
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 12V454000
- Reported
- September 17, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,716
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic
2013 Chevrolet Sonic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 217 owner complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic, the newest on January 8, 2026. Of these, 24 describe a crash (11%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the engine (25%) and the power train (18%).
2 of the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2013 Chevrolet Sonic owners gave the mileage (165 complaints), the median was 50,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System56
- Engine55
- Unknown Or Other45
- Power Train38
- Air Bags25
- Fuel/Propulsion System13
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28 | |
| 2015 | 30 | |
| 2016 | 35 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 25 | |
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2020 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 35. 47% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic drew 1.9× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Sonic year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 217 complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Sonic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Sonic by model year
Other 2013 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: January 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted