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Chevrolet Optra

Every Chevrolet Optra model year on file, 2004 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years102 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52004 to 2016
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,344Summed across model years
By model year

The 2005 model year drew the most complaints, 6, 60% of the model's total

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

0246200420056200620072016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Lighting leads the Chevrolet Optra complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Lighting
6
Seat belts
1
Steering
1
Electrical system
1
Airbags
1
Engine and cooling
1
Fuel system
1
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Optra 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 Optra by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Not decoded0NoneNone00214
2007Not decoded10.010010319
2006Hatchback20.0320312
2005Wagon633.32210278
2004Not decoded10.010000221
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Optra

  • 07V-482 Oct 16, 2007
    On certain vehicles located in guam and saipan, the headlamp low beam or daytime running light (drl) function may be inoperative due to a melted…
    Lighting · 144 vehicles
  • 07V-328 Jul 20, 2007
    Certain vehicles located in guam and saipan were built with a seat belt buckle with an improper ultrasonic weld of the spring rib and fixation rib…
    Seat belts · 78 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.