MYRModel Year Report

Chevrolet Impala — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2004 · Best bets: 1995, 2018, 1996, 2016, 2017, 2012

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Chevrolet Impala Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2020 highlighted. 1980: 0 complaints 1980 1981: 2 complaints 1982: 2 complaints 1983: 3 complaints 1984: 0 complaints 1985: 1 complaints 1985 1987: 1 complaints 1991: 0 complaints 1992: 0 complaints 1993: 2 complaints 1994: 15 complaints 1994 1995: 44 complaints 1996: 88 complaints 1997: 1 complaints 1998: 2 complaints 1999: 4 complaints 1999 2000: 818 complaints 2001: 742 complaints 2002: 795 complaints 2003: 694 complaints 2004: 1072 complaints 2004 2005: 609 complaints 2006: 524 complaints 2007: 627 complaints 2008: 810 complaints 2009: 824 complaints 2009 2010: 441 complaints 2011: 505 complaints 2012: 258 complaints 2013: 270 complaints 2014: 630 complaints 2014 2015: 298 complaints 2016: 110 complaints 2017: 116 complaints 2018: 59 complaints 2019: 28 complaints 2019 2020: 14 complaints 2020
2020: 14 complaints
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YearComplaints
19800
19812
19822
19833
19840
19851
19871
19910
19920
19932
199415
199544
199688
19971
19982
19994
2000818
2001742
2002795
2003694
20041072
2005609
2006524
2007627
2008810
2009824
2010441
2011505
2012258
2013270
2014630
2015298
2016110
2017116
201859
201928
202014

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2020 Not enough data 14 Only 14 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Not enough data 28 Only 28 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 Recommended 59 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2017 Recommended 116 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2016 Recommended 110 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2015 Recommended 298 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2014 Recommended 630 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2013 Recommended 270 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2012 Recommended 258 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2011 Recommended 505 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2010 Recommended 441 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2009 Caution 824 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2008 Caution 810 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2007 Recommended 627 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2006 Recommended 524 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2005 Recommended 609 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2004 Avoid 1072 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2003 Caution 694 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2002 Caution 795 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2001 Caution 742 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2000 Caution 818 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
1999 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1998 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1997 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1996 Recommended 88 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1995 Recommended 44 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1994 Not enough data 15 Only 15 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1993 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1992 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1991 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1987 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1985 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1984 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1983 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1982 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1981 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1980 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.