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Tenth generation

2015 Chevrolet Impala

  • 300owner complaints
  • 3recalls
  • 10involved a crash
  • 60,020median miles at failure

Newest report Aug 15, 2026 · checked Sep 9, 2026

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2015 Chevrolet Impala
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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: power steering cuts out or goes heavy, 37 complaints.

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Engine stalls or loses power while driving24 reports
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early24 reports
Multiple warning lights come on at once12 reports
Check engine light or misfire10 reports
Battery dies or the car will not start14 reports

middle half of reports, median tick. Darker bars have 75 or more reports.

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        How this compares

        2015 Chevrolet Impala300
        Median 2015 model here (104 vehicles)274
        Median 2015 sedan here (31)268

        300 complaints is about the median for a 2015 model on this site and about the median for a 2015 sedan. Among the 4 Impala model years here it ranks 2nd 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.

        Complaints filed by year

        1815
        2116
        1417
        3018
        8019
        2820
        2921
        2522
        2723
        1224
        1025
        626

        80 complaints came in 2019, 2.7 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 2015 Chevrolet Impala

        Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

        15V-465Jul 24, 2015
        Air Bags

        General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 15, 2013, to June 19, 2015, equipped with front vented-heated passenger seats. Accordingly, the Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS) system may fail to suppress the front passenger air bag if a child seat is in the front passenger seat. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

        Risk and remedy
        Risk: If the front passenger air bag deploys with a child seat in the front passenger seat, it increases the risk of injury to the child.
        Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will correct the calibration-learning error by preconditioning the empty seat, and also resetting the ECU to a seat zero-value, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15400.
        14V-541Sep 9, 2014
        Parking Brake

        General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 22, 2014, and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured November 5, 2012, to September 2, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged.

        Risk and remedy
        Risk: Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.
        Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the electronic parking brake software, free of charge. The recall began on October 28, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14471.
        14V-489Aug 8, 2014
        Structure

        General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to July 28, 2014. In the event of an accident, the center storage console may not stay latched. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 201, "Occupant Protection In Interior Impact."

        Risk and remedy
        Risk: The storage compartment door may not remain closed in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
        Remedy: Parts to remedy this condition are not currently available. GM will send owners an interim notification in early October 2014, and will send a second letter when parts are available. At that time dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the console storage compartment door inertia latch, free of charge. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14476.

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