NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Chevrolet Volt Recalls
The 2018 Chevrolet Volt has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 26, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Chevrolet Volt. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 225
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Chevrolet Volt, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2018 Chevrolet Volt
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 18V673000
- Reported
- September 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Volt, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V576000
- Reported
- August 30, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 210,628
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Volt, 9 other models
2018 Chevrolet Volt complaints by year
NHTSA has received 225 owner complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Volt, the newest on September 29, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Volt, the component group named most often is the electrical system (39%), followed by the power train (38%) and the fuel/propulsion system (32%).
None of the 2018 Chevrolet Volt's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2018 Chevrolet Volt owners gave the mileage (50 complaints), the median was 24,158 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System87
- Power Train85
- Fuel/Propulsion System73
- Engine50
- Unknown Or Other41
- Service Brakes9
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2024 | 43 | |
| 2025 | 37 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Volt peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 43. 28% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Chevrolet Volt drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Volt year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the Chevrolet Volt years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 225 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Volt are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Volt by model year
Other 2018 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted