Aug 27, 2023Electrical systemFire
Vehicle caught on fire from the inside somewhere towards the driver side in dash. Instrument cluster and dash completely burnt. Entire inside interior of car burnt
NHTSA ODI 11541052
Home · 2020 Chevrolet Spark EV · Complaints
What 19 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 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 (19)Crash / fire / injury (8)Airbags (7)Electrical system (6)Engine (3)Driver assistance (1)Fuel system (1)Seat belts (1)Steering (1)Tires (1)
2 of 19 complaints match · Electrical system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Aug 17, 2023Electrical systemFire
The contact owned a 2020 Chevrolet Spark. The contact stated that the police department informed them that the vehicle caught on fire. The contact stated that the fire may have started under the instrument panel and air bags had deployed. The vehicle was severely burned and only the contact’s vehicle was burned. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. No one was injured. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 19,000. The contact stated the vehicle has been totaled out.
NHTSA ODI 11539235
Working with the data? Download all 19 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 2020 Chevrolet Spark EV verdict →