What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2014 Chevrolet Volt

Typical pattern

5.5% of complaints about the 2014 Chevrolet Volt came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2014 vehicle — around the middle of the 195 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is air bags (32 complaints), typically at 6.5 yr or about 67,000 miles.

Complaints
128
Median age at failure
5.8 yr
Median mileage
52,000 n=78
Crash / fire / tow
14.1% of reports
Safety recalls
0

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Air bags
32 reports · 67,000 mi
6.5 yr
0%
Electrical system
27 reports · 48,600 mi
4.8 yr
29.6%
Fuel / propulsion
19 reports · 53,016 mi
7.0 yr
21.1%

In owners’ own words

Fuel / propulsion mileage not reported 1.5 yr in service
2014 CHEVROLET VOLT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTRIC DRIVE MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO ERROR MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READ PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED AND ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE, SERVICE SOON. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHIN MINUTES. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RE-START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT STALLED AGAIN WITHIN SECONDS. *JB
Fuel / propulsion 15,000 mi 2.8 yr in service
WHILE IN FULL MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 5 MPH DESPITE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN A MINUTE OR TWO LATER COMPLETED STALLED OUT. TWO ERROR MESSAGES: ENGINE NOT AVAILABLE, SERVICE SOON AND PROPULSION POWER IS REDUCED. AN EARLIER INCIDENT, A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHILE ACCELERATING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE CAR DECELERATED TO A FEW MILES PER HOUR DESPITE PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR.
Fuel / propulsion mileage not reported 3.8 yr in service
GOOD MORNING, I NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST GMC FOR MY CAR NOT MEETING PRE-CERTICATION AS ADVERTISED. AFTER THREE MONTHS I HAD TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED AND THE FUEL SYSTEM IS NOT PROVIDING THE GAS AS ADVERTISED. THE FUEL IS ONLY AROUND 12 MILES A GALLON WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER
Electrical system 20,289 mi 3.3 yr in service
CHEVROLET VOLT 2014 HEAD UNIT REBOOTS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION (CITY STREETS AND FREEWAYS). NO USER AUXILIARY DEVICE PLUGGED IN. FH DAILY SAN LEANDRO COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. REBOOTING OCCURED APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO AFTER MANUFACTURER RECALL REPAIR. CAR WAS LAST SERVICED 11/22/16 FOR STATED PROBLEM. HEAD UNIT REBOOTED 12/1/16 WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. HEAD UNIT PROVIDES VITAL INFORMATION INCLUDING VEHICLE OFF/ON STATUS AND AUDIBLE TONES.

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