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167 owner complaints and 1 active recall campaign on file. Here's the breakdown — what's serious, what's noise, what a working mechanic would actually do about it.
Solid reliability overall. Common issues are concentrated in a few systems.
Worth owning if you verify the specific issues below before you buy.
Our read of the federal NHTSA complaint and recall record for this exact year and model — not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection. How we score.
Front passenger airbag sensor is off even when there is no person sitting in the front passenger seat. It is off also when adult passenger is seating in the seat. It looks by pages of manual folded that previous owner had similar problem. That could possibly impact…
When parking the car after having stopped, ant error message 'shift to park' appears on the display even though the shifter was in park. This problem prevents car from being turned off.
When the driver attempts to power down the car, the driver receives an error that the car must be shifted to park before turning off even though the car is in park. As a result the car may not be turned off. Repeated attempts and "playing" with the shifter may or may not…
Car lost power in 02/2024, was taken to dealer. Issue was not addressed properly. 12/2024 the car would not move, towed to dealer, estimate $2000 to replace becm, know issue for these vehicles.
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An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Mostly yes. With a reliability score of 7.4 out of 10 based on 167 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the 2016 Chevrolet Volt is generally a sound vehicle. The areas to watch are listed in the top problem section above — most are budget items, not deal-breakers.
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt is acceptable, with specific caveats. Worth owning if you verify the specific issues below before you buy. The record behind that call: Reliability score 7.4/10 — around the segment average; 1 recall campaign on file. This is our read of the federal complaint and recall data — not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection.
Based on NHTSA records, the most-reported issue is electrical, with 52 complaints filed. Typical failure occurs around 67,332 miles. Average repair cost runs about $850 at an independent shop.
The electrical is one of the costlier repair items. Average repair cost runs about $850 at an independent shop. Typical failure occurs around 67,332 miles. Catching early warning signs can sometimes extend life by 20–30,000 miles.
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Math is straightforward: a quality service contract runs $1,800–3,500 over 3 years. With 167 complaints on file and the costliest repair averaging $850, one major failure more than pays for it. The catch is reading the contract — many providers exclude wear items and require pre-authorization, so cheaper plans are not always better value.