2009 Chevrolet Aveo

Typical pattern

7.2% of complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet Aveo came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2009 vehicle — around the middle of the 212 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.9 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (51 complaints), typically at 5.6 yr or about 57,000 miles.

Complaints: 278
Median age at failure: 4.9 yr
Median mileage: 47,761 n=234
Crash / fire / tow: 9.4% of reports
Safety recalls: 1

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

14V460000 2014-07-29

Service brakes, hydraulic:fluid

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Chevrolet Aveo and 2009 Pontiac G3 vehicles. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the valves inside the anti-lock brake system (ABS) module, affecting the closing motion of the valves.

If the ABS valve corrodes it may result in longer brake pedal travel or reduced performance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

In owners’ own words

Engine cooling 10,013 mi 9 mo in service

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL NEAR THE OIL LEVER. WHENEVER SHE CHECKS THE OIL, SHE SMELLS GASOLINE ON THE DIPSTICK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE DIPSTICK. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,013.

Engine cooling 4,900 mi 1.2 yr in service

BLOWER MOTOR NOT WORKING LOW TO MED SPEEDS. BLOWER RESISTOR CONNECTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE FIRE BECAUSE OF THE BLOWER MOTOR NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT 4,900 MILES. IT CONTINUES TO FAIL AT MY CURRENT MILEAGE 16,000. *TR

Engine cooling 20,000 mi 1.4 yr in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO STALL AND THEN REGAIN POWER, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STALLING PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTOR. UPDATED 05/09/11

Electrical system 100 mi 1.1 yr in service

THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ON MY NEW 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO DO NOT WORK. THE FUSE IS FINE BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A BURNT CONNECTOR IN THE ENGINE FUSE BOX. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT HUNDREDS OF AVEOS HAVE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

Other Aveo model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2009 Chevrolet Aveo

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Aveo model years

How to read this