2010 CHEVROLET AVEO — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 66 complaints · 1 recalls

Verdict & Safety Summary

Most-reported system: ENGINE (17 complaints · 25.8%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 8
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 8
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 17 of 66 owner complaints (25.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 17 complaints, 25.8% of reports ENGINE 17 · 25.8% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 8 complaints, 12.1% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 · 12.1% POWER TRAIN: 7 complaints, 10.6% of reports POWER TRAIN 7 · 10.6% AIR BAGS: 6 complaints, 9.1% of reports AIR BAGS 6 · 9.1% · 5 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 6 complaints, 9.1% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 · 9.1% FUEL SYSTEM: 5 complaints, 7.6% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 5 · 7.6% SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 6.1% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 6.1% SUSPENSION: 3 complaints, 4.6% of reports SUSPENSION 3 · 4.6% SEAT BELTS: 2 complaints, 3.0% of reports SEAT BELTS 2 · 3.0% · 2 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 14 complaints, 21.2% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 14 · 21.2% · 1 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 17 25.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 12.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 7 10.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 6 9.1% 5 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 9.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 5 7.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 4 6.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 3 4.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 2 3.0% 2 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 14 21.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2010; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 2014. 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2014-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2010 Oct 2022 Recall campaign 14V460000 ◆ Recall campaign 14V460000
  • Campaign 14V460000 was reported 900 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 3
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 2
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 2
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 4
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 5
2014-Q3 Owner reports 6
2014-Q4 Owner reports 3
2015-Q1 Owner reports 5
2015-Q2 Owner reports 3
2015-Q3 Owner reports 4
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 4
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 14V460000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 14V460000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    If the ABS valve corrodes it may result in longer brake pedal travel or reduced performance, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy:
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ABS module, free of charge, in any vehicle that did not have its module replaced under a previous customer satisfaction campaign. The recall began in late September 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac). GM's number for this recall is 14505.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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