Chevrolet
Chevrolet Camaro years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2015, 2016 and 2017. Best years: 2021, 2022 and 2023.
The 2015, 2016 and 2017 Chevrolet Camaro draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2015 has 205 complaints (17 for each year on the road), 2016 has 141 complaints (13 for each year on the road) and 2017 has 189 complaints (19 for each year on the road), against a median of 8 a year across the 10 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2017 is power steering loss (44 reports).
- 696complaints
- 9recall campaigns
- 4model years with a page
Newest report Sep 23, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2015
Most reported: infotainment (36 reports, median 50,000 miles) and stalling (28 reports, median 40,000 miles).
2016
Most reported: transmission shudder (23 reports, median 32,670 miles) and power steering loss (16 reports).
2017
Most reported: power steering loss (44 reports, median 21,655 miles) and transmission shudder (24 reports, median 28,000 miles).
Best years
2021
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2022
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2023
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2015 has the most complaints of any Chevrolet Camaro year here: 205 of 696 (29%).
- Problem across the years
- The top problem changes over time: infotainment from 2014 to 2015; transmission shudder in 2016; power steering loss in 2017. Pooled across the years, half of the 68 owners who gave a mileage for infotainment were under about 50,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 7% of Chevrolet Camaro complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2014, 14 of its 161 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- 3 of the 4 model years where owners report infotainment have a recall on the same system. The 2017 has none. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2019 at 130 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 39. So far in 2026, 24 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Photo: MercurySable99, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2018 (81), 2019 (53), 2020 (31), 2021 (20), 2022 (13), 2023 (15).
Year by year
2017 Chevrolet Camaro avoid
189 owner complaints, 19 for each year on the road (2.4 times the model median). Most reported: power steering loss (44 reports, median 21,655 miles), transmission shudder (24 reports, median 28,000 miles) and stalling (17 reports, median 30,000 miles). 13 reports involved a crash and 8 people were hurt. 3 recalls, including 25V-175 on the steering system and 19V-086 on the steering system.
2016 Chevrolet Camaro avoid
141 owner complaints, 13 for each year on the road (1.6 times the model median). Most reported: transmission shudder (23 reports, median 32,670 miles), power steering loss (16 reports) and stalling (13 reports, median 34,188 miles). 3 reports involved a crash and 1 person was hurt. 1 recall: 16V-084 on the electrical system.
2015 Chevrolet Camaro avoid
205 owner complaints, 17 for each year on the road (2.2 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (36 reports, median 50,000 miles), stalling (28 reports, median 40,000 miles) and A/C failure (15 reports). 12 reports involved a crash and 8 people were hurt. 2 recalls, including 19E-064 on the electrical system and 15V-666 on the airbags.
2014 Chevrolet Camaro
161 owner complaints, 12 for each year on the road (1.6 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (50 reports, median 56,000 miles), stalling (21 reports, median 41,000 miles) and A/C failure (20 reports, median 50,000 miles). 9 reports involved a crash and 11 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 19E-064 on the electrical system and 14V-346 on the electrical system.
Recalls that cover several model years
GM dealers may have inadvertently sold these assemblies as replacement keys despite them having been recalled under NHTSA recall number 14V-346 (GM number 14294) when they were the original equipment assemblies.
Compare the Camaro with its rivals
Side by side over the model years both have on file: what owners complain about, the mileage problems start at, recalls, investigations and crash reports.
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Questions
What Chevrolet Camaro years should you avoid?
The 2015, 2016 and 2017 Chevrolet Camaro draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2015 has 205 complaints (17 for each year on the road), 2016 has 141 complaints (13 for each year on the road) and 2017 has 189 complaints (19 for each year on the road), against a median of 8 a year across the 10 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2017 is power steering loss (44 reports).
What are the best years for the Chevrolet Camaro?
The 2021, 2022 and 2023 draw the fewest complaints for their age: 2021 has 20 (3 a year), 2022 has 13 (3 a year) and 2023 has 15 (4 a year). Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Chevrolet Camaro?
Infotainment, with 99 reports across the 4 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014 and 2015.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Camaro have?
9 recall campaigns cover the Chevrolet Camaro model years 2014 to 2017 on this site. The widest, 19E-064 on the electrical system, covers 2 model years.
How many Chevrolet Camaro complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
7% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2014 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for infotainment on the Chevrolet Camaro?
On 3 of the 4 model years where owners report it: 2014, 2015 and 2016.