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Chevrolet Spark Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 502 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Chevrolet Spark (2013–2022). The most-complained-about year is 2014.

9
safety recalls, all years
502
owner complaints, all years
2014
year with most recalls
2014
year with most complaints

Pick your Chevrolet Spark model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2022 Chevrolet Spark03
2021 Chevrolet Spark06
2020 Chevrolet Spark019
2019 Chevrolet Spark114
2018 Chevrolet Spark09
2017 Chevrolet Spark129
2016 Chevrolet Spark128
2015 Chevrolet Spark576
2014 Chevrolet Spark6172
2013 Chevrolet Spark5146

What Chevrolet Spark owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 502 complaints with NHTSA. The 2014 model year has the most, with 172.

All Chevrolet Spark recalls (9)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Chevrolet Spark, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 22V640000 Reported 120,688 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark EV vehicles. The secondary hood latch may corrode at the latch pivot, preventing the hood latch from properly engaging.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the hood striker assembly and hood latch assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 12, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015

  2. Air bag/restraint control module (air bags) and air bags

    NHTSA 18V774000 Reported 12 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Buick Encore, Chevrolet Spark, Traverse, and Trax vehicles. The Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these vehicle may not have been turned off of "manufacturing mode," preventing the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the SDM module to the correct mode, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 and Chevrolet…

    Model years: 2019

  3. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 17V307000 Reported 55,068 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Chevrolet Spark vehicles. In the event of a crash, if a young child is seated improperly and not wearing a seat belt while in the front passenger seat, deployment of the front passenger air bag may injure the occupant's neck. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2017. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 17199.

    Model years: 2016, 2017

  4. Software (electrical system) and radio/tape deck/cd etc. (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V422000 Reported 18,780 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax, and 2013-2015 Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver fails to fasten their seatbelt or if the driver leaves the key in the ignition. As such,…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 45340.

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015

  5. Radio/tape deck/cd etc. (equipment) and software (electrical system)

    NHTSA 16V257000 Reported 317,572 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax vehicles and 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver, after turning off the ignition and leaving the key in the cylinder, waits…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015

  6. Radio/tape deck/cd etc. (equipment)

    NHTSA 15V416000 Reported 45,785 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles manufactured April 30, 2014, to May 20, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured June 18, 2014, to June 10, 2015. In the affected vehicles, equipped with the base radio and OnStar, the radio may lock up due to a software issue, causing…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the radio software, free of charge. The recall began on August 11, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2014, 2015

  7. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 14V593000 Reported 89,294 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles manufactured January 17, 2012, to July 29, 2014. The secondary hood latch may prematurely corrode at the latch pivot causing the striker to get stuck out of position, preventing it from properly engaging the hood latch.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the striker with a new part which has superior corrosion protection, free of charge. The recall began on January 7, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015

  8. Suspension: lower arm Do not drive

    NHTSA 14V440000 Reported 1,919 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Spark vehicles manufactured from May 7, 2014, to May 26, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the left and right lower control arm attaching bolts in the front suspension may not be tightened to specification.

    Remedy: Owners are instructed NOT to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Owners should call a Chevrolet dealer immediately to arrange for their vehicle to be transported free of charge for…

    Model years: 2014

  9. Air bags

    NHTSA 14V298000 Reported 61 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured April 10, 2013, to May 8, 2013, and Chevrolet Spark vehicles manufactured December 30, 2012, to March 1, 2013. In the affected vehicles, an improper weld on the passenger side front air bag inflator may result in the air bag not deploying.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick) or…

    Model years: 2013

Other Chevrolet models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.