2013 Chevrolet Spark Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 9%of 146 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 40,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the air bags of the 2013 Chevrolet Spark, 9% of the 146 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“I was in a very bad car accident and not one of my air bags deployed . It is squished it was hit in the front very hard which would allow the airbags to poof out and help in these situations. I was headed down an off ramp onto turn pike and a car came to a complete stop swerved to merge and car infant of me did the same and we collided”
NHTSA complaint #10914389, filed 2016-10, 37,000 miles“My Spark has 32k miles on it. The airbag warning light comes on and code 95 (service airbags) shows on the display whenever someone is in the front passenger seat, whether the car is moving or stationary. A quick google search shows there are many cars with this same problem and GM refuses to take responsibility for an expensive repair. I wish NHTSA would look into this and mandate a repair at GM's expense.”
NHTSA complaint #11080207, filed 2018-03, 32,000 miles“I was driving down the highway going approximately 55-60 MPH and a SUV runs a stop sign and pulls out in front of me on the highway. I hit the SUV. The SUV flees the accident. My car catches on fire on impact and my airbags fail to deploy. It was a frontal impact and I was going about 55 MPH at impact. My car was deemed totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #10667858, filed 2014-12, 40,000 miles“The code 95 comes on when both front seats are occupied. We went to dealership and they gave us an off the wall answer about using a jelly to put on the air bag connection to fix the issue but didn't do it.we have since took it back and now they want us to pay for a new air bag system because it is faulty. The vehicle has had no accidents or air bag problems before.this is a very big safety issue that is chevy's problem not mine .according to blogs other sparks and cruzes have same issue.”
NHTSA complaint #10671201, filed 2015-01, 50,000 miles“My daughter is driving her 2013 chevy Spark on a state highway, she's starting to brake approaching a red light. The air bags -steering wheel and knee deploy. This causes her to rear end the car in front of her, bruising her legs and thighs. There was trouble breathing due to the cloud of smoke from the airbags.”
NHTSA complaint #10958471, filed 2017-03, 36,000 milesRelated recalls
- 14V298000Jun 6, 2014General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured April 10, 2013, to May 8, 2013, and Chevrolet Spark vehicles…Covers: Chevrolet Spark 2013, Buick Encore 2013
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Chevrolet Spark
35 complaintsElectrical system
34 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
34 complaintsOther or unknown
21 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
10 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsExterior lighting
8 complaintsSteering
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Chevrolet Spark
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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology