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Total NHTSA Complaints
14
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Air Bags & Restraints
7 reports (50%)
Crash Incident Reports
4
Filings citing a crash
Fire & Injury Reports
3
0 fire • 3 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 14 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Chevrolet Spark. Air Bags & Restraints issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 7 complaints (50% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 4 filings cite a crash, 3 report one or more injuries.

Methodology Notice: Consumer complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Filings are not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and do not constitute an audited component failure rate.
Incident & Severity Profile
  • • Total Owner Reports: 14 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Air Bags & Restraints accounts for 50% of submissions (7 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Wheels & Tires (2), Powertrain & Transmission (2).
  • • Crash Incidents: 4 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 0 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 3 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2019 Chevrolet Spark

Factual proportion of owner complaints categorized by automotive subsystem in NHTSA records

Air Bags & Restraints
7
50%
Wheels & Tires
2
14.3%
Powertrain & Transmission
2
14.3%
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
2
14.3%
Brakes & Traction Control
2
14.3%
#1 50% SHARE

Air Bags & Restraints

7 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

⚠️ 4 Crash 🩹 3 Injury
⚠️ 1 Associated Recall Campaign
#2 14.3% SHARE

Wheels & Tires

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#3 14.3% SHARE

Powertrain & Transmission

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#4 14.3% SHARE

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Chevrolet Spark

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Wheels & Tires ODI #11743505
Filed: 06/11/2026
Defect Report

"LandGolden LG17 185/55R15 82V All Season Radial Tires purchased from Amazon (seller: Priority Tire) and professionally installed. Tires have been balanced and rotated approximately every 5000 miles. Less than 30,000 miles and tires are already at 3/32" tread due to manufacturing defect, per..."

Wheels & Tires ODI #11743500
Filed: 06/11/2026
Defect Report

"LandGolden LG17 185/55R15 82V All Season Radial Tires were purchased from Amazon (seller: Priority Tire) and professionally installed. Tires have been balanced and rotated approximately every 5000 miles. Less than 30,000 miles and tires are already at 3/32" tread due to manufacturing defect. Older..."

Air Bags & Restraints ODI #11657335
Filed: 04/28/2025
⚠️ Crash Cited 🩹 1 Injury

"The contact owned a 2019 Chevrolet Spark. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the contact had lost consciousness. The contact stated that an emergency services vehicle was behind her and had observed her go through an intersection, crash through and guardrail, and roll..."

Other / Miscellaneous ODI #11640960
Filed: 02/05/2025
Defect Report

"Car is hesitating alot from a stop and has locked up. Engine light came on. Had it diagnosed and the codes came up Transmission control module (Tcm). Cant find the part and the ine i did find was 800. It's only 6 years old and should not have Transmission problems and be locking up on me."

Powertrain & Transmission ODI #11615655
Filed: 09/20/2024
Defect Report

"I have a 2019 Chevy Spark after doing research it appears that the Spark has a high transmission failure"

Multi-Year Trend

Complaint History for Chevrolet Spark

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2022)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Chevrolet Spark 83 4 7 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Chevrolet Spark 42 3 3 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Chevrolet Spark 29 5 1 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Chevrolet Spark 9 0 0 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Chevrolet Spark Current Page 14 4 1 Current
2020 Chevrolet Spark 19 6 0 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Chevrolet Spark 6 2 0 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Chevrolet Spark 3 1 0 View 2022 Problems →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Chevrolet Spark

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 11 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 3 3 0 2 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE 1 1 0 1 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2019 Chevrolet Spark

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2019 Chevrolet Spark

What are the most common reported problems with the 2019 Chevrolet Spark?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2019 Chevrolet Spark is Air Bags & Restraints, appearing in 7 records (50% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Wheels & Tires (2) and Powertrain & Transmission (2).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2019 Chevrolet Spark a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 14 consumer defect complaints and 1 safety recall campaign for the 2019 Chevrolet Spark.

Reviewing documented component complaint distributions, recall remedy notices, and active federal investigations provides an objective, evidence-based view of the vehicle's historical safety and defect record.

Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2019 Chevrolet Spark?

Among consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2019 Chevrolet Spark, 4 filings cite a crash, 0 cite smoke or fire, and 3 report one or more injuries.

Incident entries represent consumer descriptions at the time of submission to federal authorities and do not establish mechanical causation or legal liability.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Consumer Logs
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database under 49 CFR Part 576.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.