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Chevrolet Aveo · 2004

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2004Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2004; overall ratings can differ by trim.

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Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE20011 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel/propulsion system
  • EA08005 Engineering Analysis · engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:crankcase (pcv)
  • PE07051 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:crankcase (pcv)

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2005 · engine 72 complaints, median 63,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2007 · airbags 71 complaints, median 55,000 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a death. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2006 · electrical 58 complaints, median 77,339 mi
    Includes 11 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2005 · electrical 58 complaints, median 86,000 mi
    Includes 11 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2008 · airbags 51 complaints, median 59,747 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

1,065 manufacturer service bulletins across 14 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2012: 4.8/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2011: 4.0/5 · 77 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2010: 3.9/5 · 66 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2009: 3.7/5 · 169 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2008: 3.7/5 · 163 complaints · most complained-of: airbags

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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