Home · 2016 Chevrolet Spark EV · Complaints

What 41 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Chevrolet Spark EV

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 (41)Crash / fire / injury (4)Brakes (20)Airbags (5)Electrical system (4)Transmission & drivetrain (4)Engine (2)Steering (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Fuel system (1)Lights (1)

1 of 41 complaints match · Lights · clear filters

Mar 9, 2019Lights

THE FRONT LIGHTS APPEAR TO HAVE A DEFECT IN THEM. WHEN I HAVE A BULB REPLACE IT GOES RIGHT OUT. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 11/19/2018. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED TWICE ALREADY AND THE OIL INDICATOR CONTINUES TO COME ON.

NHTSA ODI 11185504

Working with the data? Download all 41 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 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 Spark EV verdict →