2015 Chevrolet VOLT - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2015 Chevrolet Volt has an impressive overall safety rating of 5, indicating top-notch safety features and performance in crash tests. It scored well in various categories, including front and side crash ratings, rollover protection, and side pole crash rating. This car is equipped with electronic stability control for added safety on the road. Additionally, it offers optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems, further enhancing its safety features.

Despite its high safety ratings, it is vital to note that there have been 37 complaints reported for this model. However, there is only one recall on record, indicating that the manufacturer takes proactive measures to address any potential safety issues promptly. Overall, the Chevrolet Volt demonstrates a strong commitment to safety while offering advanced safety technologies to help prevent accidents on the road.

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Complaint Count

37

Recall Count

1

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2015 Chevrolet Volt 4 DR FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2015 Chevrolet Volt 4 DR FWD

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.

Optional
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.

Optional

2015 Chevrolet Volt 4 DR FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2015 Chevrolet Volt 4 DR FWD 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 2011 Score 2015 Score 2019 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating 4 4 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 4 4

Side Crash Ratings

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

Test 2011 Score 2015 Score 2019 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front 5 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear 5 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating 5 5 5

Rollover Ratings

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

Test 2011 Score 2015 Score 2019 Score
Rollover Rating 5 5 5
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating 5 5 5

Complaints for the 2015 Chevrolet VOLT

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:
"tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet volt. the contact stated that the air bags warning light activated intermittently while accelerating or during hard braking conditions. the vehicle was taken to bergstrom chevrolet of middleton (3605 tribeca dr # 101, middleton, wi 53562, (800) 353-1150) to be diagnosed. the contact was informed that the seat belt pretensioner needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired twice. the vehicle was taken back to bergstrom chevrolet of middleton, where it was diagnosed with needing the wiring harness to be replaced. the vehicle was not yet repaired. the manufacturer was not informed of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2020-01-05

Complaint:
"while driving on the highway the instrument cluster went blank and turned off. this houses information like warnings, speed, fuel level, battery level, traction, navigation, odometer, light signals and other information. this is a huge safety issue while traveling down the road and losing your ability to look at the speed or if your blinkers or lights are on."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2020-01-12

Complaint:
"my '15 volt (99k miles) center information display stopped working 3 days ago. in the first 2 days, occasionally it was on. once on it stayed on, then next restart might not work again. i checked fuse box on the left side of the drive panel. f4 (10a) is supposed for center information display, and continuity was good. i did try pulling it out and putting back in a few times hoping if it was contact issues with the lead i might see difference, but display was still not on. because the display was not on, the ac does not work, neither do the backup camera, sensors and navigation systems. the vehicle is unsafe to drive. when i googled the same problem, there are many volt owners eporting the same problem with the center information display not working for both gen 1 and gen 2 chevy volt. it was a problem that chevy has not fixed in a long time. volt owners should get together to file a class action about this."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2020-07-08

Complaint:
"i returned home from vacation. my car had been sitting in the garage. when i started it up and put in reverse the backup camera was black, the back up lights failed to come on. i checked online and several other people had experienced the same thing that was caused by a short in the driver's side visor that is on the same fuse as the back up camera and lights. i took if to the dealer, when they replaced the fuse, it blew immediately. they ran diagnostics then replaced the visor. the diagnostics cost over $350, the new visor $80. the car had 38000 miles on it. this is a known defect in this vehicle and because of the design of the car, the back up camera is critical to driving safely. this should be a recall item."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2019-04-01

Complaint:
"while driving my volt on the freeway, both the navigation display and the instrument display went blank. i had no visibility of my speed, fuel status, engine status. i attempted to re display the nav system, but i had to drive the rest of my trip with no display. played with the lights, on then off no change. i have had this happen on 3 different occasions. all three times, the display was returned on the next day."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2018-01-06

Complaint:
"i leased a 2015 chevy volt, i used the supplied charging station to charge the vehicle. this device overheated earlier in the day, i decided to unplug it and try another outlet. i checked on it 20 minutes later and discovered it was still warm. i thought this was normal, considering it was charging a car. i plugged it in later in the evening. this charger supplied by chevy then caught fire after being plugged in for about 2-3 hours, and that fire spread to our garage. this fire started from the charger itself and caused damage to our belongings and could have destroyed our entire home. *tr"
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2015-08-12

Recalls for the 2015 Chevrolet VOLT

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 chevrolet cruze vehicles manufactured november 8, 2013, to march 12, 2015, and 2015 chevrolet volt vehicles manufactured april 11, 2014. in the affected vehicles, the inner tie rod may not be tightened to specification allowing the tie rod to separate from the steering gear."
Consequence:
Separation of the tie rod from the steering gear could result in the loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15386.

Component(s) Involved: STEERING
Date of incident: 2015-07-10

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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