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2011 Chevrolet Aveo

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Fewer warning signs than most model years

Owner complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo are lower than the model-year median of 169.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

64 reports with mileage · 13 unknown

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports

Tires complaints

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39,828 miles · Apr 4, 2013
SteeringTiresWheels

12-1-12 PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM [XXX], THE VEHICLE HAD A SLIGHT PULL AND SALE PERSON SAID IT WAS JUST THE LOW TIRE. WHILE FILLING OUT PAPERWORK AND FINANCE DOCS VEHICLE WAS DETAILED AND TIRE WAS ADJUSTED. WE HAD THE FINANCE PEOPLE PUT AN EXTRA CLAUSE IN ABOUT THE TIRE AND THE ISSUE BEING FIXED. 1/3/13- CAR GOES IN BECAUSE O…

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12-1-12 PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM [XXX], THE VEHICLE HAD A SLIGHT PULL AND SALE PERSON SAID IT WAS JUST THE LOW TIRE. WHILE FILLING OUT PAPERWORK AND FINANCE DOCS VEHICLE WAS DETAILED AND TIRE WAS ADJUSTED. WE HAD THE FINANCE PEOPLE PUT AN EXTRA CLAUSE IN ABOUT THE TIRE AND THE ISSUE BEING FIXED. 1/3/13- CAR GOES IN BECAUSE OF IT PULLING AND TIRE LIGHT ON- THEY SAID IT WAS JUST BECAUSE THE DETAIL PERSON OVER FILLED ALL OF THE TIRES. BECAUSE OF MEDICAL SURGERIES I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR FROM TIME OF PURCHASE UNTIL JANUARY 29, 2013. I GAVE IT A MONTH JUST BECAUSE I WAS GOING FROM AN SUV TO THIS SMALL CAR AND I KEPT THINKING THAT IT WAS JUST THE DIFFERENCE IN CARS. THEN I DECIDED NO THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. 3/2/13 BACK TO [XXX] FOR PULLING AND WHISTLE NOISE. SHOP CROSS ROTATED TIRES AND DID ALIGNMENT AND SAID CAR WAS ALL FIXED. 3/18/13- TOOK CAR BACK SAME THING CAR PULLS AT 60-65 FEELS LIKE THE FRONT AND BACK ARE FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER. [XXX] REPLACED TIRE AND FORCED ALIGNMENT(NO WHERE ON THE INVOICE CAN I FIND THAT THEY REPLACED THE TIRE BUT PER [XXX] THEY DID) 3/25/13- CAR BACK TO [XXX] SAME THING, PUT A SHIM IN AND ALIGNED AGAIN. (DURING THIS VISIT A SCRATCH AND A DENT OCCURRED WHILE THEY HAD VEHICLE) 3/29/13- LOOKED AT DENT AND SAID THEY DID IT TO BRING CAR IN ON 4/2/13 FOR REPAIRS I ALSO ADVISED THAT THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING PULLING. 4/2/13- CAR BACK FIXED PAINT AND TWO OR THREE PEOPLE TEST DROVE CAR AND YES THE CAR IS PULLING BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THE CAR IS SMALL AND IT'S JUST HOW THE AVEO DRIVES. BOTTOM LINE I AM BEING TOLD IS EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR A CHEVY AVEO IS JUST A VEHICLE THAT PULLS AGAINST ITSELF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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