NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Chevrolet Sonic Recalls
The 2016 Chevrolet Sonic has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 10, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Chevrolet Sonic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 48
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Chevrolet Sonic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 16V422000
- Reported
- June 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,780
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Sonic, 2 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 2013–2015 Sonic, 2 other models
2016 Chevrolet Sonic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 48 owner complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic, the newest on February 18, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (17%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic, the component group named most often is the engine (27%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the air bags (17%).
1 of the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic's 2 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2016 Chevrolet Sonic owners gave the mileage (30 complaints), the median was 47,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine13
- Electrical System11
- Air Bags8
- Unknown Or Other8
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)3
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 12. 52% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Sonic year in the same window: 5th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Sonic years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 48 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Sonic by model year
Other 2016 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: February 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted