2013 Chevrolet Camaro: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro include 1 report of a fatality, alongside 20 crashes and 0 fires across 187 filings.

187
Complaints
4
Recalls
20
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
10
Injuries
107.0
Severity index

Severity index 107.0 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 107.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 145 2013 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ranks 27 of 145 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 81% of its model-year peers. See the full 2013 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 81 complaints (43.3%)81 43%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 26 complaints (13.9%)26 14%SteeringSteering: 23 complaints (12.3%)23 12%Power TrainPower Train: 16 complaints (8.6%)16 9%EngineEngine: 15 complaints (8.0%)15 8%Air BagsAir Bags: 13 complaints (7.0%)13 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 12 complaints (6.4%)12 6%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 12 complaints (6.4%)12 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8143.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2613.9%
STEERING2312.3%
POWER TRAIN168.6%
ENGINE158.0%
AIR BAGS137.0%
SERVICE BRAKES126.4%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)126.4%

Complaints filed per year

015302012: 12013: 152014: 282015: 122016: 92017: 152018: 172019: 302020: 202021: 142022: 92023: 52024: 92025: 12026: 2 (partial year)12131415161718193020212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20121
201315
201428
201512
20169
201715
201817
201930
202020
202114
20229
20235
20249
20251
2026 (year to date)2
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19E06400019/09/2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITIONGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain replacement flip-key ignition transmitter assemblies sold as replacement equipment for 2010-2015 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles. GM dealers may have inadvertently sold these assemblies as replacement keys despite them having been recalled
14V34600020/06/2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITIONGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling all 2010-2014 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles manufactured December 3, 2008 to May 23, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver may accidentally hit the ignition key with their knee, unintentionally knocking the key out of the run position, turni
13V46300026/09/2013EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSGeneral Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Coupes manufactured June 9, 2013, through September 6, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the required air bag warning label on the sun visor may peel off. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply to Fed
23V51600027/07/2023AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Camero, Sonic, and Volt vehicles. The driver-side air bag inflator may explode during deployment due to a manufacturing defect.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.