2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV · symptom sheet
Battery dies or the car will not start
- 37owner reports
- 48,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 19, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
95 of the 174 complaints on this car are about the electrical system. 37 of those describe dead battery, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2020 Bolt EV.
Tick what matches of 37 reports
Dead battery on other Bolt EV years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them.
What this problem usually is
These owners walk out to a car that's dead. Some find it drained after sitting only a day or two, some need a jump start every week, and some have had the battery replaced more than once without the problem going away. A good number describe the dealer testing the battery, calling it fine, and sending them home.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (37 reports).
Recalls and investigations
3 recalls on the electrical system cover the 2020 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The installation of advanced diagnostic software may have failed. As such, the high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.
The advanced diagnostic software may have been incorrectly installed and fail to detect defective battery modules, possibly resulting in a battery fire.
The high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.
All 8 recalls on the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the electrical system on the Bolt EV
Electrical arcing and thermal events, potentially leading to fires, while utilizing enel x way usa, llc's juicebox residential charger.. Closed jun 5, 2025.
Pedestrian alert sounds. Closed aug 7, 2023, led to recall 22V-063.
Electric vehicle battery fires. Closed feb 7, 2022, led to recall 20V-701.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 5 service bulletins or notices for the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV that deal with this problem. 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.
Service Update - Certain vehicles may have a condition where the advanced diagnostic software recall remedy in NHTSA Recall 21V650 may not have been correctly installed in this vehicle population.
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on.
Service Update - Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the internal mileage counter has been reset with a subsequent Hybrid/EV Powertrain Control Module 2 reprogramming event causing the HV Battery SOC to be limited to 80% beyond the required 6,213mi ...
This Preliminary information communicates to the dealers on the process to be able to order a replacement High Voltage battery pack for a vehicle that has a High Voltage battery battery concern and is not on the current open recall list.
1 more on the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV page.
What owners wrote
“VEHICLE FAILS TO CHARGE. Receiving error message that the vehicle fails to accept a charge. I've attempted charging using 3 separate chargers and all fail. This issue has been in service at numerous dealerships with no resolve. I was able to charge previously at a reduced rate but now the battery will no longer accept a charge and gives me an error message.”
Filed Apr 20, 2026
“It has been 21 months and I still have not received a new battery for this Chevy Bolt.”
Filed May 26, 2023
“The battery recall has been open since Aug 2021, it's Feb 2023 now, I've been waiting for 18 months for my defective battery to be fixed. I cannot charge the car to 100% and I cannot let the car go below 70 miles and I have to park outside. I tried two times to get GM to replace my vehicle but they denied me both times. The last time was with the BBB Auto Line, my denied case number is CHV2312333.”
Filed Feb 17, 2023
“I have called my dealer at least 10 times over the last 2 years and still get the same answer from them on when I will be getting my batteries changed out. They say they are on backorder and do not know when they will be available. I would thin more than 2 years is sufficient time to correct their recall if they really wanted to.”
Filed Dec 20, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 37 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works