2019 Chevrolet Impala problems: recalls, complaints and whether this is a year to avoid

Is 2019 a good year for the Chevrolet Impala?

The spread across this nameplate is wide: the 2014 draws 23 times the complaints of the 2019. On a run like that the model year you buy matters more than the badge, and 2019 sits near the bottom of it.

Older years have been on the road longer and collect more complaints for that reason alone, and a year that sold in higher volume collects more while being no worse.

This retrieval holds 9 of the nameplate’s model years. 2013 is absent, which means no records came back for it — not that it was clean. The ranking above is among the years shown.

The 2019 accounts for 1% of every complaint filed against the Chevrolet Impala in this retrieval, which works out to 4.0 complaints per year on the road across the 7 years since it was sold new — the figure to compare against other years, because it removes the advantage a newer car gets simply from having had less time to accumulate reports.

Complaints fell against the preceding year: the 2019 carries 47% of the 2018’s reports. Some of that is age, but a drop this large between consecutive years often marks a fix.

Which recalls cover the 2019?

NHTSA records 1 recall entry against the 2019 Chevrolet Impala. The campaign text for this year was not part of the stored sample — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, which is the only way to know whether a specific car’s campaigns were carried out.

What do owners report on the Chevrolet Impala?

Across every Chevrolet Impala year, not the 2019 alone — NHTSA does not split component totals by model year.

• Electrical System — 571 reports
• Steering — 346 reports
• Power Train — 229 reports
• Air Bags — 196 reports

If your 2019 is doing something now, these are the guides for that system — each opens with whether it is safe to keep driving:

• Won't start — clicking
• Won't start — silence
• Battery light on

Which other Chevrolet Impala years should you compare?

← 2018 Chevrolet Impala · All Chevrolet Impala years

If you are deciding between years, the table above is the short answer and the Chevrolet Impala page carries the full run with the component breakdown. Before money changes hands, run the VIN for open recalls and read the inspection checklist — ten minutes in the seller’s driveway finds most of what matters.