NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Chevrolet Sonic Recalls
The 2014 Chevrolet Sonic has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 28, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Chevrolet Sonic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 150
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Chevrolet Sonic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic
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 2013, 2015–2016 Sonic, 2 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V543000
- Reported
- September 9, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 304
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 14V417000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,990
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 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 2013 Sonic
2014 Chevrolet Sonic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 150 owner complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic, the newest on September 10, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (7%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the engine (25%) and the air bags (16%).
1 of the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic's 4 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2014 Chevrolet Sonic owners gave the mileage (112 complaints), the median was 50,329 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System49
- Engine38
- Unknown Or Other34
- Air Bags24
- Power Train20
- Fuel/Propulsion System15
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 33 | |
| 2019 | 24 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 33. 36% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Sonic year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 150 complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Sonic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Sonic by model year
Other 2014 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted