2018 Chevrolet Camaro: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 36 of the 78 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

78
Complaints
2
Recalls
5
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
5
Injuries
107.7
Severity index

Severity index 107.7 - 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: 107.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 121 2018 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ranks 18 of 121 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 85% of its model-year peers. See the full 2018 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 20 complaints (25.6%)20 26%SteeringSteering: 17 complaints (21.8%)17 22%Power TrainPower Train: 16 complaints (20.5%)16 21%EngineEngine: 15 complaints (19.2%)15 19%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 10 complaints (12.8%)10 13%StructureStructure: 6 complaints (7.7%)6 8%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 5 complaints (6.4%)5 6%Air BagsAir Bags: 4 complaints (5.1%)4 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2025.6%
STEERING1721.8%
POWER TRAIN1620.5%
ENGINE1519.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1012.8%
STRUCTURE67.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM56.4%
AIR BAGS45.1%

Complaints filed per year

010192017: 12018: 42019: 102020: 142021: 52022: 42023: 132024: 42025: 192026: 4 (partial year)1718192021222324251926
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20171
20184
201910
202014
20215
20224
202313
20244
202519
2026 (year to date)4
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.6x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V21100025/03/2021AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles. The plastic "Camaro" emblem, located on the steering wheel air bag cover, may separate during deployment of the frontal driver air bag.
25V17500020/03/2025STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, 2017-2018 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail.
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.