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2016 Chevrolet Volt hesitation / surging reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2016 Chevrolet Volt — roughly 3% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Hesitation / surging reports
3%
share of complaints
44,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Volt years

2017 Volt11
Volt hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2016 Chevrolet Volt

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2016 Chevrolet Volt report before drawing conclusions.