Best and worst years for the Chevrolet Corvette

Of the 32 model years of the Chevrolet Corvette with enough data to compare, the 1998 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (257), and the 1991 has the fewest (4).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1990	10
1991	4
1992	3
1993	11
1994	14
1995	25
1996	41
1997	114
1998	257
1999	202
2000	178
2001	163
2002	82
2003	41
2004	68
2005	240
2006	138
2007	95
2008	95
2009	54
2010	26
2011	31
2012	32
2013	46
2014	58
2015	48
2016	88
2017	241
2018	51
2019	142
2020	39
2021	17
2022	24
2023	41
2024	32
2025	13

What stands out

The 1998 stands out, with about 4.9 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1998 and 2017. Or the years with the fewest: 1991 and 1990.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2025	13	13
2024	32	32
2023	41	41
2022	24	24
2021	17	17
2020	39	43
2019	142	153
2018	51	53
2017	241	274
2016	88	115
2015	48	73
2014	58	81
2013	46	94
2012	32	71
2011	31	99
2010	26	90
2009	54	178
2008	95	626
2007	95	435
2006	138	441
2005	240	719
2004	68	257
2003	41	127
2002	82	191
2001	163	283
2000	178	360
1999	202	389
1998	257	466
1997	114	196
1996	41	63
1995	25	48
1994	14	38
1993	11	26
1992	3	8
1991	4	28
1990	10	41