Chevrolet HHRYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 3,575 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Chevrolet HHR year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. The HHR has 7 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2006 Best years'08 '09 '10 '11Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints3,575Top: Steering Safety recalls72006–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

Chevrolet HHR 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 HHR median. Tap a year for its full report.

1,006726616508516203

'06'07'08'09'10'11

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2011Best72/100203 complaints · 2 recalls 2010Solid54/100516 complaints · 3 recalls 2009Solid53/100508 complaints · 4 recalls 2008Solid48/100616 complaints · 4 recalls 2007Solid43/100726 complaints · 4 recalls 2006Caution36/1001,006 complaints · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet HHR problems

All model years combined: 3,575 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

1,563Steering64 crash/fire/injury

751Electrical system42 crash/fire/injury

332Air bags88 crash/fire/injury

316Fuel/propulsion system4 crash/fire/injury

261Structure

191Power train

145Latches/locks/linkages

133Engine

131Service brakes, hydraulic

76021 other systems68 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Steering	1563	64
Electrical system	751	42
Air bags	332	88
Fuel/propulsion system	316	4
Structure	261	16
Power train	191	8
Latches/locks/linkages	145	3
Engine	133	14
Service brakes, hydraulic	131	10
21 other systems	760	68

7 recalls

Chevrolet HHR recalls

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

Electrical system: ignition14V-171 · 2006–2011 · Apr 10, 2014 · 2,191,014 vehicles Steering: electric power assist system14V-153 · 2009–2010 · Mar 31, 2014 · 1,373,177 vehicles Air bags14V-047 · 2006–2011 · Feb 10, 2014 · 2,190,934 vehicles Lever and linkage: column shift09V-073 · 2009 · Mar 6, 2009 · 276,729 vehicles Doors: latch08V-444 · 2006–2008 · Sep 3, 2008 · 296,422 vehicles Air bags08V-046 · 2006–2008 · Jan 30, 2008 · 181,516 vehicles Air bags: frontal06V-417 · 2006 · Oct 31, 2006 · 794 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the HHR

Jul 5, 2020
Fuel Line LeakPE20011 · 2008–2009 · closed Aug 17, 2023
No recall