Chevrolet Aveo - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Chevrolet Aveo owners have reported a total of 1,748 problems for their cars built in the 9 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Chevrolet Aveo. The 2005 Chevrolet Aveo cars have the most problems reported (285 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Chevrolet Aveo

Model Year Number of Problems
  2012 Aveo
3
  2011 Aveo
112
  2010 Aveo
104
  2009 Aveo
251
  2008 Aveo
241
  2007 Aveo
269
  2006 Aveo
260
  2005 Aveo
285
  2004 Aveo
223

🔍 Common problems of Chevrolet Aveo

The following chart shows the 23 most common problems for Chevrolet Aveo cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (332 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (327 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Chevrolet Aveo

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Engine And Engine Cooling
332
  Electrical System
327
  Air Bag
281
  Exterior Lighting
158
  Equipment
94
  Power Train
89
  Vehicle Speed Control
74
  Service Brakes
62
  Suspension
56
  Steering
54
   
  Other Fuel System
35
  Seat Belt
32
  Structure
27
  Wheel
23
  Gasoline Fuel System
20
  Latches/locks/linkage
19
  Visibility
18
  Electronic Stability Control
15
  Unknown Or Other
14
  Tire
9
  Seats
5
  Interior Lighting
2
  Parking Brake
2

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Chevrolet Aveo of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Aveo model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Chevrolet Aveo model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Aveo Model Years

Aveo
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2011 11242,38715    
0.18
  2010 10431,70516    
0.21
  2009 25158,44417    
0.25
  2008 24156,54918    
0.24
  2007 26969,21319    
0.20
  2006 26051,45720    
0.25
  2005 28564,48021    
0.21
  2004 22355,20122    
0.18

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Chevrolet Aveo is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2011 Aveo
2
  2010 Aveo
10
  2009 Aveo
24
  2008 Aveo
17
  2007 Aveo
43
  2006 Aveo
17
  2005 Aveo
14
  2004 Aveo
31


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