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Chevrolet CorvairYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 4 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Corvair.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: EquipmentSafety recalls41961–1969 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Corvair years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Corvair median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1969Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1968Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1967Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1966Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall1965Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1964Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1963Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1962Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1961Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Corvair problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Equipment11
4 recalls

Chevrolet Corvair recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system71V-224 · 1961–1969 · Dec 3, 1971 · 679,900 vehicles–Body: hood67V-118 · 1968 · Dec 7, 1967 · 1,046 vehicles–Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs67V-119 · 1968 · Dec 7, 1967 · 597 vehicles–Steering: steering wheel/handle bar67V-033 · 1967 · Mar 29, 1967 · 19,510 vehicles