May 24, 2016Engine & coolingBody & structureFire
2016 CHEVROLET SONIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SIGNIFICANT RODENT DAMAGE TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSULATION CAUSES A MINOR FIRE. *SMD
NHTSA ODI 10869954
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What 48 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (48)Crash / fire / injury (10)Engine (13)Electrical system (11)Airbags (8)Fuel system (5)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (3)Suspension (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Body & structure (2)Brakes (2)Engine & cooling (2)
1 of 48 complaints match · Engine & cooling · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Working with the data? Download all 48 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 Chevrolet Sonic verdict →