2016 Chevrolet CORVETTE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2016 Chevrolet Corvette has not been rated for overall safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, it does come equipped with standard electronic stability control for enhanced safety and control on the road. Unfortunately, it does not feature forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

It is worth noting that there have been 93 complaints reported for this vehicle, along with 2 recalls. While the lack of safety ratings may make it difficult to assess its overall safety performance, the presence of stability control is a positive factor. If safety features like collision warning and lane departure warning are important to you, you may want to consider additional safety options or models. Always prioritize safety when selecting a vehicle for yourself or your loved ones.

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Complaint Count

93

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2016 Chevrolet Corvette 2 DR RWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2016 Chevrolet Corvette 2 DR RWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2016 Chevrolet Corvette 2 DR RWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2016 Chevrolet Corvette 2 DR RWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2016 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2016 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2016 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2016 Chevrolet CORVETTE

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"normal driving - about 69,000 miles. rear wheel rim developed cracks in inner bead lip causing complete loss of inflation."
Components Involved: WHEELS
Date of incident: 2023-10-07
Complaint:
"rear rims have cracks. which is causing the car to lose air and it also lose traction."
Components Involved: WHEELS
Date of incident: 2023-01-08
Complaint:
"wheels are defective and cracked at approx 22k miles normal use. inside of driver wheel cracked and does not hold air."
Components Involved: WHEELS
Date of incident: 2023-03-04
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet corvette. the contact stated that the wheels were cracking from the inside. the contact stated that the tpms warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the wheels needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 20,000."
Components Involved: WHEELS
Date of incident: 2020-01-12
Complaint:
"started loosing tire pressure on l/r tire, local tire shop informed and showed me that my left rear rim has a crack which causes loos of air. this is a known issue that gm wants to blame on drivers but issue stems from gm using cheaper cast aluminum materials instead of forged materials which are better suited due to the amount of torque that the zo6 models generated. *note* gm used forged material on their zr1 models!!"
Components Involved: WHEELS
Date of incident: 2024-05-10
Complaint:
"vehicle has less than 8k miles and right rear wheel has a stress fracture on inside of wheel. zero signs of damage to the tire or anything indicating cause of fracture was from a road hazard. fracture causes a slow air leak. hundreds if not 1000s of corvette owners 2015-2019 have had this issue."
Components Involved: WHEELS
Date of incident: 2023-11-03
Complaint:
"rear rims (20 by 12, cast aluminum) have both cracked with no trauma to the rim other than simply driving the car on the street. right rear has been repaired multiple times and has now cracked right beside the repaired cracks. the left rear has cracked on the inside by the bead and with two wheels cracked and leaking air, i have ended up ordering two new rims from gm. i put some tire sealant in the left rear and that slowed down the slow leak while the new rims were being delivered. i have talked about this many times with the dealer and with gm, and they say i must have caused the cracks by my driving, which doesn't make sense to me. they say sue me and point out that you, the nthsa, haven't ordered the rims recalled. these are now the seventh and eighth cracks that have developed on my rear rims, three different rims. one original lasted 27,000 miles before the first crack. the replacement original for that first rim lasted about 7,000 miles before the first crack. the last original rim of the same size on the back lasted 37,500 miles before the first crack appeared. i bought a 1978 corvette new with forged aluminum rims and drove it some 150,000 miles with no rim cracking problems and i drove a 2001 corvette z06 that i bought used for over 100,000 miles over the same roads i've now driving my 2016 corvette on and had not a single rim cracking problem (again, forged aluminum rims on that). i have had no cracking problems with the front 19 by 10 cast aluminum rims, so it sure appears to be the rear rim cracks are because of defects in the casting process. gm make the choice to go with cast aluminum rims instead of the stronger forged aluminum, and i don't take exception to their design choice as long as the rims hold up to everyday driving stresses. the rim cracks historically expand over time and ignoring them could, in the dealer's estimation, result in catastrophic rim failure resulting in a serious accident and potential driver fatality."
Components Involved: WHEELS
Date of incident: 2023-03-02
Complaint:
"rear rim (20 inch by 12 inch, cast aluminum) cracked in two places. these are the fifth and sixth cracks i've had in two rear rims. reported it to the dealer and they effectively said "sue gm", won't help me. when the rim cracks, the tire looses air pressure and the car's sensors tell me the air pressure is low. these cracks appear on the inside of the rear wheels without any trauma to the rim. i do have the rim available for inspection upon request. obviously a cracked rim could result in the rim coming apart while i'm driving resulting in an uncontrollable car and an accident that could be life threatening. mileage at the moment is 37,201. pictures of the original cracking were sent to a metalurgy professor who opined the rim was obviously defective. gm refuses to acknowledge the cracking issue with these z06 rims and now won't even find me a replacement rim."
Components Involved: WHEELS
Date of incident: 2022-07-11
Complaint:
"all 4 rims were all bent when tires were replaced a few months ago and americas tire found that there were several cracks in the rims with only 25,000 miles on the car. looking through the corvette forum, thousands of people have had the same problem. this is a huge safety concern with this fast of a car."
Components Involved: WHEELS
Date of incident: 2021-07-10
Complaint:
"have now experienced, for the fourth time, a crack in one of my rear cast aluminum rims on my 2016 limited edition c7r corvette. once the rim cracks, it leaks air, slowly to start with but then faster and faster as the crack grows over time. this latest crack is on a rim that i bought for over $1,000 from my local gm/chevy dealer when they wouldn't do anything for me over a previously cracked rim. every one of the four cracks have been on the inside of the rear rim with no trauma evidence to be seen as a don't hit curbs or potholes with my car. i drive carefully as evidenced by my getting 19.7 miles per gallon for the life of my car and as much as 27 miles per gallon for a 50 mile stretch. i don't take it racing or abuse it as this was my dream car, one of 500 made for the us market. the local dealer folks admit the rims are defective but say they can't do anything about it because gm says the rims are not defective. the first cracked rim was also examined by a metals professor at sacramento state who confirmed the rim was defective but said destructive testing would be required to prove that with absolute certainty. i have not agreed to destructive testing and am in possession of the latest cracked rim. once a rim cracks, i have to get it replaced or fixed as the car is not really usable with a flat tire."
Components Involved: WHEELS
Date of incident: 2023-03-09

Recalls for the 2016 Chevrolet CORVETTE

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd, 3500 hd, tahoe, suburban, gmc sierra 2500 hd and 3500 hd, gmc yukon, gmc yukon xl, cadillac escalade and cadillac escalade esv vehicles and 2014-2017 chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500, trax, caprice police pursuit vehicle, gmc sierra 1500, buick encore, and 2014-2016 buick lacrosse, chevrolet spark ev and ss vehicles. in the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. during this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash."
Consequence:
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL
Date of incident: 2016-09-08
Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 buick lacrosse and chevrolet spark ev, caprice ppv and ss vehicles, 2014-2017 buick encore and chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500 and gmc sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 cadillac escalade and escalade esv, chevrolet tahoe, trax, suburban and silverado 2500 and 3500 and gmc yukon and yukon xl vehicles, and 2015-2017 gmc sierra hd 2500 and 3500 vehicles. while being previously remedied for recall 16v-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. during this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash."
Consequence:
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL
Date of incident: 2017-07-10

CHEVROLET Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

CHEVROLET ranks 2 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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