Chevrolet VegaYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Vega.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls51971–1975 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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'71'72'75

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1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Vega problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints 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.

5 recalls

Chevrolet Vega recalls

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

Other: labels74V-198 · 1975 · Oct 30, 1974 · 596 vehicles Other: labels72V-190 · 1972 · Jul 21, 1972 · 7,072 vehicles Power train: axle assembly72V-164 · 1971–1972 · Jul 5, 1972 · 526,000 vehicles Vehicle speed control72V-112 · 1971–1972 · May 11, 1972 · 350,000 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system72V-075 · 1972 · Apr 7, 1972 · 129,000 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Vega

Nov 3, 1975
CARBURETOR,REAR UPPER & LOWER CONTROL ARDP76002 · 1973 · closed Mar 8, 1976
No recall