2020 Chevrolet Spark problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (4) · Engine (3) · Tires (1)
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (540)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-10-26 · GM Update N25-250552 · Over The Air
• improvements to onstar functionality.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-21 · PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pi to help diagnose a/c concern
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Showing the 6 most recent of 540 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-22 · Service Brakes“two times in the last two years my vacuum pump has failed. first time it happened in dec 2024. it happened again in july 2026. with the failure my breaks were very difficult to push to slow the vehicle down. no lights or alarms just one minute i had breaks second they weren’t working properly. luckily i was on a high way and had time to slow down s…”
2025-11-04 · Electrical System:12v/24v/48v Battery · 243,656 mi“the contact owns a 2020 chevrolet spark. the contact stated that while driving at 15 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle lost motive power. the contact exited the vehicle, unlatched the hood, and wiggled the battery cable, and the vehicle worked as intended. no warning light was illuminated. an independent mechanic and the dealer …”
2025-10-29 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“the contact was a passenger in a 2020 chevrolet spark. the contact stated that, while the owner was driving at an undisclosed speed through an intersection, another vehicle failed to yield for a red light. as a result, the other vehicle collided with the passenger side front quarter panel of the vehicle. the air bags did deploy, which the contact h…”
2025-04-21 · Engine · 38,000 mi“the contact owns a 2020 chevrolet spark. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. the contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was able to restart. after restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a …”
2024-08-29 · Engine · 99,848 mi“the contact owns a 2020 chevrolet spark. the contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power. an unknown message was displayed. the vehicle was able to restart, but the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the o2 sensor was replaced; however, the failure recurred. th…”
2023-09-26 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“my 2020 chevy spark was hit from behind at a rate of 40-50 mph. the airbags did not employ. however, the vehicle that struck the car, all of its airbags deployed. …”
2023-08-27 · Unknown Or Other · 🔥 fire“vehicle caught on fire from the inside somewhere towards the driver side in dash. instrument cluster and dash completely burnt. entire inside interior of car burnt…”
2023-08-17 · Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel · 19,000 mi · 🔥 fire“the contact owned a 2020 chevrolet spark. the contact stated that the police department informed them that the vehicle caught on fire. the contact stated that the fire may have started under the instrument panel and air bags had deployed. the vehicle was severely burned and only the contact’s vehicle was burned. the fire department was able to exti…”
2023-06-23 · Fuel/Propulsion System“the fuel line or a component which is part of the fuel system was chewed through by a rodent and the gas was pouring out of the rear of the car. my safety was at risk because if i didn't first smell the gas and then see the dripping gas, something may have sparked and caused the car to catch on fire or explode. the problem was confirmed by the dea…”
2023-01-03 · Tires · 22,817 mi“the contact owns a 2020 chevrolet spark equipped with kumho tires, tire line: solus ta31, tire size: 185/55/r15, dot number: y0mbyay1. the contact stated that the driver's and passenger's side front tires and the passenger's side rear tire had chunks of rubber separating from the tread. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnose…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.