2015 Chevrolet Impala problems and recalls

Owners have filed 300 complaints on the 2015 Chevrolet Impala, and NHTSA has issued 3 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (96 complaints).

300
Complaints
3
Recalls
10
Crash reports
11
Fire reports
9
Injuries
59.7
Severity index

Severity index 59.7 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 59.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 81 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 43% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 96 complaints (32.0%)96 32%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 51 complaints (17.0%)51 17%SteeringSteering: 44 complaints (14.7%)44 15%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 42 complaints (14.0%)42 14%Air BagsAir Bags: 29 complaints (9.7%)29 10%Service BrakesService Brakes: 24 complaints (8.0%)24 8%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 22 complaints (7.3%)22 7%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 20 complaints (6.7%)20 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9632.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5117.0%
STEERING4414.7%
LANE DEPARTURE4214.0%
AIR BAGS299.7%
SERVICE BRAKES248.0%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING227.3%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)206.7%

Complaints filed per year

040802015: 182016: 212017: 142018: 302019: 802020: 282021: 292022: 252023: 272024: 122025: 102026: 6 (partial year)15161718198020212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201518
201621
201714
201830
201980
202028
202129
202225
202327
202412
202510
2026 (year to date)6
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.6x those in 2020 to 2022 (49 against 82).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
14V48900008/08/2014STRUCTUREGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to July 28, 2014. In the event of an accident, the center storage console may not stay latched. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of
15V46500024/07/2015AIR BAGSGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 15, 2013, to June 19, 2015, equipped with front vented-heated passenger seats. Accordingly, the Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS) system may fail to suppress the front pa
14V54100009/09/2014PARKING BRAKEGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 22, 2014, and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured November 5, 2012, to September 2, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parki

Other Chevrolet Impala model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 9 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-20. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.