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Chevrolet Spark years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2014 and 2015. Best years: 2019.
The 2014 and 2015 Chevrolet Spark draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2014 has 148 complaints (11 for each year on the road) and 2015 has 76 complaints (6 for each year on the road), against a median of 3 a year across the 6 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is stalling (24 reports).
- 148complaints
- 6recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Aug 17, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2014
Most reported: stalling (24 reports, median 50,000 miles) and misfire (18 reports, median 54,000 miles).
2015
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Best years
2019
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.
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At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2014 has the most complaints of any Chevrolet Spark year here: 148 of 148 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 24 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 19 owners who gave a mileage for stalling were under about 50,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 7% of Chevrolet Spark complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report stalling has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2017 at 23 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 5. So far in 2026, 7 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2015 (76), 2016 (28), 2017 (29), 2019 (14), 2020 (19).
Year by year
2014 Chevrolet Spark avoid
148 owner complaints, 11 for each year on the road (4.1 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (24 reports, median 50,000 miles), misfire (18 reports, median 54,000 miles) and transmission shudder (16 reports, median 63,000 miles). 10 reports involved a crash and 8 people were hurt. 6 recalls, including 14V-440 on the suspension system (do not drive) and 16V-422 on the electrical system.
Questions
What Chevrolet Spark years should you avoid?
The 2014 and 2015 Chevrolet Spark draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2014 has 148 complaints (11 for each year on the road) and 2015 has 76 complaints (6 for each year on the road), against a median of 3 a year across the 6 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is stalling (24 reports).
What are the best years for the Chevrolet Spark?
The 2019 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 14, or 2 for each year on the road. 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 Spark?
Stalling, with 24 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Spark have?
6 recall campaigns cover the Chevrolet Spark model years 2014 on this site.
How many Chevrolet Spark complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
7% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Chevrolet Spark?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.