MYRModel Year Report

Chevrolet Sonic — YEARS TO AVOID

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

Avoid: 2012 · Best bets: 2017, 2016, 2015

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Chevrolet Sonic Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2020 highlighted. 2011: 1 complaints 2011 2012: 353 complaints 2013: 217 complaints 2013 2014: 149 complaints 2015: 114 complaints 2015 2016: 48 complaints 2017: 37 complaints 2017 2018: 14 complaints 2019: 8 complaints 2019 2020: 10 complaints 2020
2020: 10 complaints
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YearComplaints
20111
2012353
2013217
2014149
2015114
201648
201737
201814
20198
202010

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2020 Not enough data 10 Only 10 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Not enough data 8 Only 8 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 Not enough data 14 Only 14 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 Recommended 37 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2016 Recommended 48 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2015 Recommended 114 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2014 Caution 149 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2013 Caution 217 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2012 Avoid 353 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2011 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.