How Reliable is the Chevrolet Corvette?

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The Corvette ranks 14th in reliability out of 40 Chevrolet models. Its overall PainRank™ of 6.29 is based on relative complaint analysis from 203 owner complaints sent to CarComplaints.com over 30 model years.

We'd recommend avoiding the 6th generation Corvette which runs from 2005–2013.

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The 3 Most Common Corvette Problems

We've pulled together a list of the most widespread problems that Corvette owners have to deal with.

C7 Corvette Has Cracked and Warped Wheels

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GM went with cast aluminum wheels over a stronger forged option for its 7th generation Corvette. Now that owners are having issues with warping and cracking, the automaker is telling them to stop hitting potholes instead of honoring its war…

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C8 Corvette Frunk Problems

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The C8 Corvette's front trunk (or frunk) has already been recalled twice. First for failing to meet federal safety standards for an internal release mechanism and then a couple weeks later for flying open while driving down the road. Now ow…

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Passlock Security

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One of Chevrolet’s solutions for stopping thieves from driving away with a car is, coincidently, doing the same thing to the actual owner.

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What Corvette Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Topics

Worst Years

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Corvette Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The Corvette has 5 generations available in North American markets.

What Owners Say About Their Corvette

C7 Corvette Has Cracked and Warped Wheels

This is a known problem with the Grand Sport wheels and was never divulged by GM or the dealership. I am looking for compensation from either dealership or GM ... This tire was leaking and the dealer knew it. I have contacted them but received no response. If this continues to be a problem with the other wheels, I'll be forced to spend $3000 on after market wheels. This sucks.

C7 Corvette Has Cracked and Warped Wheels

At 780 miles brought to the dealer because there was vibrating above 35 mph. [The] dealer found that the left rear rim was bent and the right tire was defective. They refused to cover the rim under warranty and charged $300. They did cover the right tire. The car now has 2500 miles on it and I believe there are bent rims again.

C8 Corvette Frunk Problems

While driving the 2020 Corvette at a low speed, the front hood flew open and impaired my visibility ... They failed to engineer the appropriate safety latch features into the hood that would prevent this from happening. Hoods are required to have a secondary latch that must be physically operated to open completely.

By the Numbers

  1. 203 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 2,501 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 37 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

The Latest Corvette News

Massive GM Airbag Recall

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Last month GM announced an airbag recall affecting 4 million vehicles.
Software errors have been found to disable the front airbags and seatbelt pretensions after "certain driving conditions." GM won't say what those conditions ar … continue reading

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