Chevrolet Bolt EV
2017–2021 only
2017–2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV models have 1,011 classified complaints on record for these years specifically, plus 11 recalls. The most common issue in this range is Hybrid or EV traction battery and inverter, typically surfacing around 18,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2017–2021 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Chevrolet Bolt EV report for every year combined.
Where this range fits
What breaks, and when — 2017–2021 only
Median onset: 18,000 miles.
Typical repair: $2,740–$5,240 nationally.
Median onset: 48,494 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $750–$2,230 nationally.
Onset mileage not consistently reported.
More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $750–$2,230 nationally.
Median onset: 4,500 miles. 4.8% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 35,800 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $270–$510 nationally.
Median onset: 20,000 miles.
Median onset: 900 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 20,000 miles. 9.4% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2017–2021 model years. See the full Chevrolet Bolt EV report for every year and full specs/safety data.