Chevrolet Impala: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
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Years to avoid: 2004
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
2019solid year28 complaints · 1 recalls2018solid year59 complaints · 1 recalls2017solid year116 complaints · 0 recalls2016solid year111 complaints · 0 recalls2015300 complaints · 3 recalls2014636 complaints · 12 recalls2013272 complaints · 1 recalls2012258 complaints · 3 recalls2011505 complaints · 2 recalls2010441 complaints · 4 recalls2009824 complaints · 5 recalls2008810 complaints · 2 recalls2007627 complaints · 3 recalls2006524 complaints · 2 recalls2005609 complaints · 4 recalls2004worst year1,072 complaints · 7 recalls2003694 complaints · 8 recalls2002795 complaints · 7 recalls2001742 complaints · 10 recalls2000818 complaints · 10 recalls1996solid year88 complaints · 1 recalls1995solid year44 complaints · 1 recalls1994solid year15 complaints · 1 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.