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2018 Chevrolet Camaro

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

78

Complaints

5

Crashes

4

Fires

5

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro have filed 78 safety complaints with NHTSA between November 2017 and June 2026. The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 20 of them (26%). The typical failure was reported at 21,000 miles, the median across the 32 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Complaints more than doubled year on year: 16 in the twelve months to 2026-Q1, against 8 in the twelve before.

NHTSA has issued 2 recalls covering this vehicle.

Recalls (2)

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

25V175000 · March 20, 2025

The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, 2017-2018 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail.
The risk
A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2025. Owners may contact Cadilac customer service at 1-800-333-4223 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252497020.

General Motors, LLC · up to 934 vehicles across all model years covered

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

21V211000 · March 25, 2021

The defect
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles. The plastic "Camaro" emblem, located on the steering wheel air bag cover, may separate during deployment of the frontal driver air bag.
The risk
In the event of a crash, plastic pieces of emblem may act as projectiles from deployment of the driver air bag can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the frontal driver side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began April 14, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212327220.

General Motors, LLC · up to 30 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 78.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 20 26%
STEERING 17 22%
POWER TRAIN 16 21%
ENGINE 15 19%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10 13%
STRUCTURE 6 8%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 5 6%
AIR BAGS 4 5%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 4 5%
VISIBILITY/WIPER 4 5%
SERVICE BRAKES 2 3%
SUSPENSION 2 3%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2025 at 19.

2017 2025 2026
2017 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

2 injured · crash · towed · 3,900 miles

CHANGING LANES ON FREEWAY, CAR KICKED SIDEWAYS AND WE TRIED TO CORRECT THIS SLIDE. CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE CAUSING US TO LEAVE THE HWY AND FLIP LANDING UPSIDE DOWN.

NHTSA complaint 11321739. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · fire · crash · towed

I was in a hit and run accident and my car was totaled. I had a passenger and her airbags deployed but the driver side didn't. I had reported that the service airbag alert was on when I first got the vehicle at carmax and they told us to take it to the chevy service center . I picked up the car a few days later and was told that it was fixed but after the accident , I'm sure it wasnt.

NHTSA complaint 11554254. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

1 injured · crash · towed · 22,000 miles

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE LOCKS UP AND BRAKES BECOME HARD AS A ROCK, AND CAUSE ME TO SPIN OUT ON THE FREEWAY. RADIO CUT OFF AND FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS PICKING UP SPEED RATHER THEN SLOWING DOWN! ONSTAR THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME VIA EMAIL THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY ANTI BRAKING SYSTEM AND STABILITY TRAC SYSTEM AFTER THE CRASH.

NHTSA complaint 11301502. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN

1 injured · crash · 500 miles

ENGINE CUTS OUT WHEN STARTING OUT IN 1ST GEAR. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ENGINE STALLED EASILY. WAS REAR ENDED BECAUSE ENGINE CUT OUT WHEN STARTING FROM LIGHT AND TRUCK BEHIND ME DROVE INTO ME.

NHTSA complaint 11331383. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING

14,000 miles

The contact owned a 2018 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost steering functionality, preventing the contact from steering from side to side. Additionally, the message "Service Power Steering Assist" was displayed. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V175000 (Steering); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with power steering failure. The vehicle was repaired out of pocket. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000.

NHTSA complaint 11744983. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING
Major steering issues car loses the power steering randomly, will be driving around a corner and the car won’t turn at all very dangerous car only has 13,000 miles on it

NHTSA complaint 11739655. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Transmission shudder, car was recalled in 2021. Now it’s backing doing the same thing in 2026

NHTSA complaint 11737198. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
Lifter collapsed. Car had new gm lifters put in with a new camshaft in august of 2025 they have about 5k miles on them and failed they are the gm high performance lifters

NHTSA complaint 11710189. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING
Steering wheel is hard to turn

NHTSA complaint 11707240. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Car has a power steering problem and car sensors are not working. Tire sensor, ac sensors, etc.

NHTSA complaint 11700781. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Chevrolet Camaro

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2022 13 1 —
2021 16 4 —
2020 31 3 —
2019 52 1 —
2017 185 3 —
2016 139 1 —
2015 206 1 1
2014 187 3 —
2013 187 3 1
2012 113 4 3
2011 194 2 —
2010 295 2 1

Other 2018 Chevrolet models

Malibu 694 Silverado 1500 512 Traverse 454 Equinox 397 Volt 220 Colorado 181 Cruze 109 Tahoe 101

Every Chevrolet on this site — 298 vehicles, 747 recall campaigns and 5 open investigation s.

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Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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