The Lemon IndexChevrolet Corvette reliability.
Is it reliable? Not really. 1.5× the average car's complaints.
Worse than average · 2014–2022
20157th generation (C7)
What owners say on YouTube
1997–2004 Corvette · 190 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Fixes owners look up most
Before you buy, watch
2005–2013 Corvette · 189 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Fixes owners look up most
- Windows, doors & mirrors178K views
- Transmission & shifter160K views
- No-start: theft light, key & ignition128K views
Before you buy, watch
2014–2019 Corvette · 192 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Fixes owners look up most
Before you buy, watch
2020–2025 Corvette · 187 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
Fixes owners look up most
Before you buy, watch
Praise and complaints: the share of each generation's most-watched videos that mention a topic with a praise or trouble word next to it, in the title or what's said. YouTube rank: how positive owners and reviewers sound, compared with every car of the same model year. It measures tone, not failure rates. Videos belong to their creators; we link to them.
Looking at a 2023 or newer? Those are too new for a full complaint score (any score shown is partial, in gray), but YouTube owners like the 2024 best.
Engines & versions
Fewest complaints
2021.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Show 3 older years (1997–1999, YouTube reviews only, no complaint data)
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average, too new (2023+: a partial score, marked “partial”) or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 22 Chevrolet Corvette years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
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YouTube rank: we read 782 YouTube videos about the Chevrolet Corvette, 1997 to 2025, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2024. Old cars rank lower partly because most of their videos are repair and restoration videos. A gray dot means not enough data yet: under 10 videos, or a new year with no owner complaints to compare.
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Quick answers.
Is the Chevrolet Corvette reliable?
Not really. It draws 1.5× the average car's complaints, but YouTube owners sound happier with it than with most cars its age. Fewest complaints: 2021. Most complaints: 2016, 2017 and 2020.
Is the Chevrolet Corvette a good car?
Not overall: it draws more complaints than the average car, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2014-2022: Lemon Index 149; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2021 drew the fewest complaints since 2010 and 2017 the most.
What are the best Chevrolet Corvette years to buy?
By owner complaints per car sold since 2010: 2021, 2022, 2015. 2021 drew the fewest.
What Chevrolet Corvette years should you stay away from?
The 3 years with the most complaints per car sold since 2010: 2017 (avoid, Lemon Index 655), 2016 (worse than average, Lemon Index 161), 2020 (about average, Lemon Index 115, the first year of a new generation). 100 is the average car; lower is better.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Corvette have?
63 safety recalls across the 26 model years we track. Most: 2005 (6), 2006 (5), 2014 (5). Each year's page lists them, and every Chevrolet Corvette recall is in one list here.
What are the most common Chevrolet Corvette problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name wheels, steering and body structure most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.
Every year in one table
| Year | Index | Compared with average | Complaints | Top complaint | Recalls | Crash test | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 276 | about 3 times the average car's complaints | 95 | steering (66%) | 4 | — | 18–19 |
| 2001 | 250 | about 3 times the average car's complaints | 89 | steering (38%) | 3 | — | 19–20 |
| 2002 | 124 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 41 | steering (46%) | 3 | — | 19–20 |
| 2003 | 101 | about average | 23 | transmission & drivetrain (39%) | 3 | — | 19–20 |
| 2004 | 70 | about two-thirds as many complaints as the average car | 21 | fuel system, gasoline (33%) | 4 | — | 19–20 |
| 2005 | 285 | about 3 times the average car's complaints | 64 | body structure (47%) | 6 | — | 19 |
| 2006 | 369 | about 4 times the average car's complaints | 85 | body structure (55%) | 5 | — | 18–19 |
| 2007 | 107 | about average | 32 | steering (22%) | 2 | — | 18–19 |
| 2008 | 78 | about three-quarters as many complaints as the average car | 21 | electrical (33%) | 0 | — | 18–19 |
| 2009 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 10 | electrical (30%) | 0 | — | 16–19 |
| 2010 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 8 | stability control (25%) | 0 | — | 16–19 |
| 2011 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 12 | airbags (42%) | 1 | — | 16–19 |
| 2012 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 11 | airbags (55%) | 1 | — | 17–19 |
| 2013 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 24 | fuel system (42%) | 0 | — | 17–19 |
| 2014 | 78 | about three-quarters as many complaints as the average car | 30 | transmission & drivetrain (17%) | 5 | — | 20–21 |
| 2015 | 75 | about three-quarters as many complaints as the average car | 25 | transmission & drivetrain (36%) | 5 | — | 16–21 |
| 2016 | 161 | about one and a half times the average car's complaints | 50 | wheels (54%) | 2 | — | 16–21 |
| 2017 | 655 | about 7 times the average car's complaints | 184 | wheels (88%) | 4 | — | 16–19 |
| 2018 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 45 | wheels (89%) | 1 | — | 16–19 |
| 2019 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 117 | wheels (94%) | 1 | — | 15–19 |
| 2020 | 115 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 24 | body structure (42%) | 4 | — | 19 |
| 2021 | 25 | about a quarter as many complaints as the average car | 8 | transmission & drivetrain (75%) | 2 | — | 19 |
| 2022 | 39 | a bit under half as many complaints as the average car | 18 | electrical (33%) | 1 | — | 19 |
| 2023 | 64 | about two-thirds as many complaints as the average car | 26 | transmission & drivetrain (27%) | 1 | — | 14–19 |
| 2024 | 73 | about three-quarters as many complaints as the average car | 21 | fuel system (29%) | 2 | — | 14–19 |
| 2025 | – | too few complaints to score | 11 | seats (18%) | 3 | — | 14–19 |
The Lemon Index counts owner complaints filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) in a car's first 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model years (100 = average, lower is better). It measures complaints, not crash safety. U.S. sales source: goodcarbadcar.net. How it works
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