Chevrolet Impala by model year

15,221 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Impala across 23 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Chevrolet Impala

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1995	64
1996	120
2000	1,128
2001	959
2002	1,077
2003	936
2004	1,378
2005	811
2006	803
2007	932
2008	1,203
2009	1,368
2010	738
2011	844
2012	422
2013	468
2014	1,027
2015	436
2016	178
2017	139
2018	88
2019	41
2020	26

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2020	26	Electrical system (12%)		22	5 stars
2019	41	Electrical system (22%)	1	22 to 25	5 stars
2018	88	Drivetrain & axles (13%)	1	22 to 25	5 stars
2017	139	Engine (15%)		22 to 25	5 stars
2016	178	Electrical system (17%)		20 to 25	5 stars
2015	436	Electrical system (22%)	3	20 to 25	5 stars
2014	1,027	Electrical system (22%)	12	21 to 28	5 stars
2013	468	Stability control (23%)	1	22	4 stars
2012	422	Electrical system (14%)	3	22	4 stars
2011	844	Engine (16%)	2	21 to 23
2010	738	Electrical system (18%)	4	21 to 22
2009	1,368	Air bags (17%)	5	19 to 23
2008	1,203	Electrical system (19%)	2	19 to 22
2007	932	Electrical system (14%)	2	19 to 22
2006	803	Steering (17%)	1	19 to 22
2005	811	Electrical system (42%)	1	20 to 22
2004	1,378	Electrical system (50%)	4	20 to 22
2003	936	Electrical system (29%)	5	20 to 22
2002	1,077	Electrical system (30%)	4	20 to 22
2001	959	Electrical system (24%)	7	20 to 22
2000	1,128	Engine (20%)	7	21
1996	120	Steering (13%)
1995	64	Brakes (14%)