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Chevrolet Nova

Every Chevrolet Nova model year on file, 1965 to 1990. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years328 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years181965 to 1990
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1987 model year drew the most complaints, 15, 47% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05101519651967196919721974197719791986151990
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Chevrolet Nova complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
11
Seat belts
9
Brakes
3
Electrical system
2
Engine and cooling
2
Latches and locks
2
Tires
2
Steering
2
Fuel system
1
Suspension
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Nova model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Chevrolet Nova by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1990Sedan10.010000
1988Sedan1136.4110000
1987Sedan1513.3214000
1986Not decoded450.0400000
1984Not decoded10.0100000
1979Not decoded0NoneNone100
1978Not decoded0NoneNone200
1977Not decoded0NoneNone400
1975Not decoded0NoneNone400
1974Not decoded0NoneNone400
1973Not decoded0NoneNone400
1972Not decoded0NoneNone100
1971Not decoded0NoneNone100
1969Not decoded0NoneNone200
1968Not decoded0NoneNone100
1967Not decoded0NoneNone100
1966Not decoded0NoneNone100
1965Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Nova

  • 07E-088 Oct 24, 2007
    Certain honeywell fram racing brand hp4 and hp8 oil filters that were manufactured from may 25, 2006, through september 14, 2007, and sold for use…
    Equipment · 122k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.