First generation
2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV
The most reported problem on the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV is phantom braking, with 16 complaints.
- 118owner complaints
- 0recalls
- 12involved a crash
- 10,000median miles at failure
Newest report Sep 15, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Problem sheets
No single problem on the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV has enough owner reports for a sheet of its own yet. The counts below still cover every complaint on file.
Is the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV reliable?
The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV has 118 owner complaints on file with NHTSA, below the median of 166 for 2023 SUVs on this site. Complaint counts rise with sales as well as faults, so read what owners report below before deciding.
At a glance
- Next to the 2022
- At 30 complaints for each year on the road, the 2023 runs 5.7 times the 2022 (5). That's the only adjacent model year with enough complaints to set beside it.
- Top problem
- Two problems run close. Phantom braking has 16 complaints and infotainment has 14, out of 118 in all. Too few of the phantom braking reports give a mileage to say when it starts.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 13 of the 118 complaints (11%) report a crash, a fire or an injury. The typical vehicle on this site sits at 6%, so this one runs well above it. Counted separately (one report can carry more than one), 12 reports mention a crash, 1 mentions a fire and 4 people were hurt. The most crash reports, 4 of 12, fall under driver assist.
- Recalls behind the top problems
- There's no recall on file for this model year, so the problems above are owner complaints with no campaign behind them.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2023 at 35 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 27. So far in 2026, 29 more have come in.
When each problem shows up
Each bar covers the middle half of the mileages owners reported for that problem. A quarter saw it earlier, a quarter later. The tick is the median. Most reported: brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking), 16 complaints.
middle half of reports, median tick. The heavier grey bars have 75 or more reports.
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How this compares
118 complaints is 1.3 times fewer than the median 2023 model on this site and 1.4 times fewer than the median 2023 SUV. Among the 1 Bolt EUV model years here it ranks 1st for complaints. Counts follow sales volume as much as reliability, so a truck that sells 700,000 a year draws more reports than a sedan that sells 200,000.
Service bulletins for the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV
Chevrolet filed 369 bulletins and other notices with NHTSA that list the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV. 18 of them deal with a problem owners have reported on this car. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 1 bulletin · 16 complaints
This service bulletin provides information for the technicians to use a Customer Concern Verification sheet to facilitate the questions needing to be answered by the customer regarding Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) issues.
Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 9 bulletins · 14 complaints
This service bulletin provides a procedure to correct radio software concerns.
This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concerns of Radio Software issues.
7 more on this problem
This PI states that a vehicle may exhibit a concern of the cross traffic alert indicators not displaying on the radio screen.
This service bulletin provides repair information to update radio software to correct customer concerns of Software related issues.
This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Rear View Camera Issues - DTCs B395A, B395B, B395C, B101E, B101D.
This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Rear View Camera Coaxial Related Issues - DTCs B395A, B395B, B395C, B101E, B101D.
This service bulletin provides repair information on release of Radio Software Version V160 Update to correct customer concerns of radio software issues.
This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Rear View Camera Display Gridlines Dim.
This Preliminary information communicates that a customer may notice that the gridlines on the backup camera are very dim. They may mention that this occurred after an OTA update. The dealer technician is advised to perform no repairs.
Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 2 bulletins · 13 complaints
This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Grunt Noise with Adaptive Cruise or One-Pedal Drive.
This Preliminary information communicates a vehicle may come to the dealer with Super Cruise inoperative. On inspection the tech will find code B126B. Tech is given direction on how to update the Map module to restore function.
Tail lights or brake lights fail 2 bulletins · 12 complaints
This service bulletin provides information on Exterior Lamp Condensation and Water Leak Information and Replacement Guidelines.
This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Exterior Lamp Condensation and Water Leaks and Replacement Guidelines.
Battery dies or the car will not start 4 bulletins · 8 complaints
Service Update. Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the high voltage battery was shipped with incorrect labels. Dealers are to use a black paint pen to obscure the N2.2 chemistry note on the Battery data label.
Service Update. Certain vehicles may have been serviced in which the high voltage battery used had a different chemistry from the OEM high voltage battery. Dealers are to update the vehicle calibration to a high voltage battery pack with N2.2 chemistry.
2 more on this problem
Customer Satisfaction Program - certain vehicles may have a window fuel economy label that, due to a printing error, did not state the vehicleâs battery charge time. The corrected labels shown below include the battery charge time of 7.5 hours.
Certain vehicles may have a condition in which fasteners used to secure an external connector to the high voltage battery pack may not have been torqued to specification. Dealers will secure all suspect connections to the appropriate torque specification.
Complaints filed by year
35 complaints came in 2023, 11.7 times the year before. Owners file in waves when a problem gets press or an investigation, so a spike measures attention as much as failures.
Recalls that include the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV
Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
No recalls on file for this model year.
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Questions
What is the most common problem on the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV?
Phantom braking, with 16 of the 118 complaints.
At what mileage do 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV problems start?
Of the 22 complaints that give a mileage, a quarter came by about 4,000 miles and half by about 10,000.
Is the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV better or worse than the 2022?
Counted per year on the road, the 2023 has more complaints than the 2022: 30 a year against 5.
How many 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
13 of them (11%). The typical vehicle on this site is at 6%.
Is there a recall for phantom braking on the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV?
No recall on file for the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV is on the same system as phantom braking. Another recall may still cover your car, so check its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.