2011 Chevrolet Aveo Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 9%of 77 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the air bags of the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo, 9% of the 77 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My granddaughter was driving the vehicle and was the only one involved in the accident friday, july 25 2014. . She was critically injury, and is still in the hospital. It looks like the air bags did not deploy and for unknown reason the vehicle left the road and hit a utility pole. As everyone reported a similar problem/accident.”
NHTSA complaint #10626017, filed 2014-08, 80,000 miles“I bought my chevy AVEO lt in 2013 with a little over 39,000 and within 6 months I noticed the passenger side air bag light was only staying on sometimes; and then a couple of months ago I noticed that it was staying off. I took my car to the dealer as I bought an extended warranty, and they told me it was the sensor in the set and that it would have to be replaced at the cost of $1600 as it is not covered by my warranty as it is a factory defect. I did a lot of looking on the internet and found this has been a problem with the AVEO since at least 2006. …”
NHTSA complaint #10702111, filed 2015-03“The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet AVEO. The contact stated that the air bag light remained illuminated in the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed as having an erratic signal, which caused the air bag light to illuminate. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 98,350.”
NHTSA complaint #10818543, filed 2016-01, 98,350 miles“The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet AVEO. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the contact crashed into the preceding vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries; however, the contact was still driven to the hospital by a parent. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 76,512.”
NHTSA complaint #11190040, filed 2019-03, 76,512 miles“The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet AVEO. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side air bag warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was caused by an activated cell phone that was inside the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact indicated that the defect recurred multiple times and that the dealer replaced the air bag on two separate occasions for the same defect. The failure mileage was 15,000”
NHTSA complaint #10584537, filed 2014-04, 15,000 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo
22 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsWheels
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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