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Chevrolet Impala

Model years 1963–2019 · 57 recall campaigns · 9,165 complaints · 11 investigations · filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

The Chevrolet Impala appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1963 to 2019: 57 recall campaigns (106 model-year entries) and 9,165 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is electrical system (236.1 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by engine (79.6).

The 2004 model year has the most complaints (1,054). Recall campaigns peaked in 2014 with 9; complaints were received in the largest number in 2014 (1,550). Within Chevrolet, this line ranks 3 of 177 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1963 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record011%—
1965 Chevrolet Impala300%10,395,998
1966 Chevrolet Impala232%9,252,998
1967 Chevrolet Impala221%9,252,998
1968 Chevrolet Impala200%9,252,998
1969 Chevrolet Impala421%9,278,411
1971 Chevrolet Impala400%3,727,336
1972 Chevrolet Impala200%3,708,763
1973 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record100%1,218,387
1974 Chevrolet Impala300%2,009,713
1976 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record100%39,278
1977 Chevrolet Impala311%598,441
1978 Chevrolet Impala300%482,149
1979 Chevrolet Impala321%1,817,977
1980 Chevrolet Impala300%128,985
1981 Chevrolet Impala221%23,723
1982 Chevrolet Impala221%98,794
1983 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record132%19,108
1985 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record011%—
1987 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record011%—
1993 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record021%—
1994 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record0158%—
1995 Chevrolet Impala04423%—
1996 Chevrolet Impala08845%—
1997 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record011%—
1998 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record021%—
1999 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record042%—
2000 Chevrolet Impala7811416%9,572,725
2001 Chevrolet Impala7729374%8,662,432
2002 Chevrolet Impala4779399%8,512,011
2003 Chevrolet Impala5673345%8,512,141
2004 Chevrolet Impala41,054541%7,260,007
2005 Chevrolet Impala1594305%5,877,718
2006 Chevrolet Impala1502257%3,141,731
2007 Chevrolet Impala2596306%3,143,333
2008 Chevrolet Impala2759389%3,178,144
2009 Chevrolet Impala5729374%3,770,577
2010 Chevrolet Impala4382196%3,770,498
2011 Chevrolet Impala2444228%3,178,144
2012 Chevrolet Impala3205105%3,188,488
2013 Chevrolet Impala1221113%3,141,731
2014 Chevrolet Impala12318163%3,545,484
2015 Chevrolet Impala312062%225,742
2016 Chevrolet Impala03015%—
2017 Chevrolet Impala03518%—
2018 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record184%210,628
2019 Chevrolet Impala NHTSA record100%210,628

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Chevrolet Impala complaints (13,204 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Chevrolet Impala, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Complaints about any Chevrolet Impala model year, by year received.

Other Chevrolet model lines

All 177 Chevrolet model lines

Questions and answers

Which Chevrolet Impala model years have the most recalls?

2014 (12), 2000 (7), 2001 (7). Across model years 1963–2019 there are 57 distinct campaigns.

Which Chevrolet Impala model year has the most complaints?

2004, with 1,054 of the line's 9,165 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Chevrolet Impala complain about?

electrical system (236.1 per 1,000 mentions), engine (79.6 per 1,000 mentions), steering (78.1 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.