2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV safety record
Crash-test ratings, severity signals from owner complaints, fatal-crash involvement and safety recalls — all from official federal sources.
★★★★★
NHTSA overall rating (5/5)
4
complaints reporting a crash
0
complaints reporting fire
5
safety recall campaigns
NHTSA 5-star crash test ratings
| Overall | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★ (4/5) |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Rollover | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
Tested: 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV 5 HB FWD
Among NHTSA complaints for this model year, 1 report injuries (1 people injured). Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Fatal crash records (FARS 2020–2023). 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles were involved in 1 fatal crashes with 1 occupant deaths in federal crash records. Involvement counts are not adjusted for how many are on the road and do not imply fault or a vehicle defect.
Crash- and fire-risk recalls
- Fire riskInstallation of advanced diagnostic software may have failed · Oct 31, 2024
- Fire riskAdvanced diagnostic software may have been incorrectly installed and fail to… · Jun 27, 2024
- Fire riskThis recall includes certain vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under… · Dec 14, 2023
- Fire riskAfter a crash with seat belt pretensioner deployment, the pretensioner exhaust… · Dec 15, 2022
- Fire riskHigh voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full… · Aug 20, 2021