NHTSA Safety Recalls
Chevrolet Aveo Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Aveo, across 7 model years from 2004 to 2010. The 2007 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2010 (1).
No Chevrolet Aveo model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2009, is at 1.7×.
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2007
- Owner complaints
- 1,322
2004–2010, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 1,322 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Aveo across 9 model years; the most, 235, concern the 2005.
Owners marked a crash on 128 of the Chevrolet Aveo complaints (10%) and a fire on 75.
Across all Chevrolet Aveo model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 347 complaints), then the air bags (284).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Aveo in 2014: 258, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Aveo is exterior lighting: headlights, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Chevrolet Aveo recall, 14V460000, was reported on July 29, 2014 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: fluid.
Chevrolet Aveo years to avoid
The best-measured Chevrolet Aveo years are 2010 (0.4×), 2008 (0.5×) and 2011 (0.7×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Aveo years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Aveo
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS5
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER1
Chevrolet Aveo model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Chevrolet Aveo recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14V460000July 29, 2014 | service brakes, hydraulic: fluid | 2009–2010 | crash | 1,968 |
| 14V261000May 19, 2014 | exterior lighting: headlights | 2004–2008 | fire | 218,000 |
| 06V398000October 17, 2006 | fuel system, gasoline | 2007 | crash and fire | 17,676 |
| 04V407000August 17, 2004 | seat belts: rear/other | 2004 | crash and injury | 32,301 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Aveo. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: March 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted