NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Chevrolet Sonic Recalls
The 2018 Chevrolet Sonic has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Chevrolet Sonic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Chevrolet Sonic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2018 Chevrolet Sonic
Seats
- Campaign
- 18V342000
- Reported
- May 27, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Chevrolet Sonic
2018 Chevrolet Sonic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Sonic, the newest on October 14, 2026.
In complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Sonic, the component group named most often is the electrical system (40%), followed by the engine (27%) and the seats (13%).
The 2018 Chevrolet Sonic's only recall also concerns the seats.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System6
- Engine4
- Seats2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Wheels2
- Air Bags1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Sonic peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 3. 60% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 15 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Sonic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Sonic by model year
Other 2018 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted