2021 Chevrolet Corvette problems and recalls

58% of owner complaints on the 2021 Chevrolet Corvette related to the Power Train (7 of 12).

12
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
65.1
Severity index

Severity index 65.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 65.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 7 complaints (58.3%)7 58%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 4 complaints (33.3%)4 33%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Air BagsAir Bags: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%WheelsWheels: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN758.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM433.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER18.3%
SERVICE BRAKES18.3%
AIR BAGS18.3%
WHEELS18.3%

Complaints filed per year

0232021: 32023: 22024: 32025: 32026: 1 (partial year)21323242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20213
20232
20243
20253
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 2.7x those in 2021 to 2021 (8 against 3).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V42100010/06/2021AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHTGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Buick Envision, Cadillac CT4, CT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Corvette, Suburban, GMC Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles. The communications gateway module incorrectly processes a loss of communication with the sensing diagn
22V09100017/02/2022POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The rear half-shaft assemblies may be missing one or more ball bearings, which can result in a loss of drive power.

Other Chevrolet Corvette model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-06. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.