The Lemon IndexChevrolet HHR reliability.
Is it reliable? Not really. 1.7× the average car's complaints.
Worse than average · 2006–2011
What owners say on YouTube
2006–2011 HHR · 197 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Fixes owners look up most
- Infotainment, battery & electrical532K views
- Death wobble & steering347K views
- Heat, A/C & blend door222K views
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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.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 6 Chevrolet HHR years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
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<iframe src="https://lemonindex.com/embed/cars/chevrolet-hhr/" title="Chevrolet HHR reliability by model year (The Lemon Index)" width="100%" height="353" style="border:0;max-width:720px" loading="lazy"></iframe><p style="font-size:13px;margin:4px 0 0">Data: <a href="https://lemonindex.com/cars/chevrolet-hhr/">Lemon Index</a> (Chevrolet HHR reliability by year)</p>Scores before 2010 are rough: fewer owners filed complaints back then.
YouTube rank: we read 197 YouTube videos about the Chevrolet HHR, 2006 to 2011, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2011. 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 HHR reliable?
Not really. It draws 1.7× the average car's complaints, and YouTube owners complain about it more than about most cars its age. Fewest complaints: 2011. Most complaints: 2010.
Is the Chevrolet HHR a good car?
Not overall: it draws more complaints than the average car, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2006-2011: Lemon Index 168; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2011 drew the fewest complaints since 2010 and 2010 the most.
What are the best Chevrolet HHR years to buy?
By owner complaints per car sold since 2010: 2011. 2011 drew the fewest.
What Chevrolet HHR years should you stay away from?
The 3 years with the most complaints per car sold since 2010: 2010 (avoid, Lemon Index 217). 100 is the average car; lower is better.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet HHR have?
28 safety recalls across the 6 model years we track. Most: 2006 (6), 2007 (5), 2008 (5). Each year's page lists them, and every Chevrolet HHR recall is in one list here.
What are the most common Chevrolet HHR problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name steering, electrical and brakes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 176 | about twice the average car's complaints | 158 | electrical (27%) | 6 | — | 22–23 |
| 2007 | 121 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 113 | service brakes, hydraulic (25%) | 5 | — | 22–23 |
| 2008 | 110 | about average | 105 | service brakes, hydraulic (36%) | 5 | — | 22–25 |
| 2009 | 265 | about 3 times the average car's complaints | 151 | electrical (43%) | 5 | — | 23–25 |
| 2010 | 217 | about twice the average car's complaints | 184 | steering (49%) | 4 | — | 23–26 |
| 2011 | 109 | about average | 66 | electrical (27%) | 3 | — | 24–26 |
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: en.wikipedia.org. How it works
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