Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2011 Chevrolet volt has 1 recall, 49 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
1
Recalls
49
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
15V145000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Volt vehicles manufactured August 25, 2010, to June 26, 2013. If the driver exits t...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2011 Chevrolet Volt 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2025 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that water was accumulating inside the dr... |
| Jul 30, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was stopped at a red light with my foot on the brake. When the light turned green, I released the ... |
| Apr 21, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Driver display is blank (no speed, gear position, odometer, gas tank, etc), with the exception of s... |
| Jan 20, 2024 | STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | '11 Chevy Volt hybrid was daily driver of 100+ miles, multiple trips both highway and city for last... |
| Aug 25, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spee... |
| Feb 17, 2023 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The car quit running when my wife was driving the car when the mileage range went down to 4 miles ra... |
| Jun 16, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Several times over the 2 years I have owned this vehicle while driving an almost complete loss of br... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Driver instrument panel went blank. Speedometer, fuel/battery gauge, odometer, etc are all gone. The... |
| Aug 20, 2021 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | FOR UNKNOWN REASON CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. NO ONE SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT AND THE SEAT HAS NOT BE... |
| Jul 13, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Charging station over heated and the plug burnt my wall plug |
| Sep 24, 2020 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED AND AIRBAG SENSOR IS BAD. PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT ILLUMINATE AND WORK... |
| Aug 29, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHICH DISPLAYS SPEED, ODOMETER AND FUEL LEVER AMONG OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION, ST... |
| Aug 10, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAN NOT SEE SPEED, BATTERY CHARGE, FUEL LEVEL, T... |
| Jun 18, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET VOLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE INS... |
| May 2, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS | SINCE THE SPRING OF 2020, "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, RELATED TO PASSENGER SE... |
| Jan 15, 2020 | VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Volt. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the defrost... |
| Jan 9, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN BELOW FREEZING OUT MAIN DISPLAY CONTAINING SPEED, DIRECTIONAL, GEAR SELECT, TIRE PRESSURE AND ... |
| Nov 6, 2019 | AIR BAGS | 'SERVICE AIRBAG' CHIME AND LIGHT COMING ON, ROUTINELY, EVEN WITH OR WITH ANYBODY IN THE PASSENGER SE... |
| Sep 24, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAILED SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HAD TO REPLACE WI... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE HEAT WILL NOT WORK IN THE CAR WHEN THE CAR IS USING THE BATTERY - HEAT WILL ONLY WORK WHEN THE E... |