Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the transmission, electrical, and brakes. The 9 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2023Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
0/9 checked
2023 Chevrolet Corvette: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/2
Engine off, key in hand0/2
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/2
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/3
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2023's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2023 checks
Worth adding to your 2023 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 5.5L 8-cyl | RWD | 15 mpg |
| 6.2L 8-cyl | RWD | 19 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
The transmission refuses to engage or gets stuck in one gear. Reports describe the car not moving in reverse, holding first or fifth gear, and losing throttle response at highway speed. Some cars shut down after a loud clunk. Dash messages include "service transmission," a rear axle warning, and an overheating alert. One failure came at 812 miles. In a separate report, the rear of the car smoked and caught fire with no warning light, and one person was injured. Dealers often cannot diagnose the fault, and repairs are delayed even though a transmission recall exists.
Front and rear cameras cut out on and off, often within the first days of ownership. A restart sometimes brings them back for one drive cycle. Dealers can read the fault codes but report waiting on a special tool to test the camera cable. A more serious report describes a bang in Z-mode followed by a string of warning lights, then loss of both brakes and acceleration, leaving only neutral and the parking brake to stop the car. The door-release buttons and the convertible top button also stop working until a control part is replaced.
The brakes grind loudly at low speed, on wet or dry roads. Dealers inspecting it call the noise normal. The other report describes a brake system failure in which stability control shuts off and the car drops into a speed-limited limp mode. Only 2 complaints are on file, so no clear pattern shows yet. Even so, the limp-mode report means losing brakes and stability control together, which is a direct safety risk.
Excerpts from complaints Corvette owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
Put vehicle in reverse. Vehicle would not move. Vehicle placed back in park. Put vehicle in reverse again; and after advanced acceleration heard a loud clunk sound and jarring movement. Car continued in reverse normally. Vehicle was put into drive and driven approximately 500 feet at which time vehicle shut down. Service transmission and “rear axle not engaged” messages showing, as well as an overheating message. Dealership unresponsive.
Filed with NHTSA, July 2024
The reverse camera works intermittently, but fails more often than it works properly. Able to reset by shutting car off and leaving door open for 90 seconds, then restarting. Works for that ignition/drive cycle but then becomes unreliable again after next startup. Car is a week old. Have not brought to dealer yet for warranty claim, however as this is a required safety system I am reporting it.
Filed with NHTSA, April 2023
This is a 2023 Corvette 70th Anniversary Edition. Button to open door from drivers side doesn’t activate, needing to pull manual handle. Electric button to open hard top convertible doesn’t activate. Vehicle taken to dealer and inspected. According to inspection results, there is major components which controls these functions was ordered and received. Vehicle is at the dealer for repair.
Filed with NHTSA, July 2023
When drive slowly, sometimes it grinds really lound when the wheels are wet or dry. Took it to 2 different dealers, they said it's normal. I have video for both incidents.
Filed with NHTSA, February 2025
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2023 ranks fourth for owner complaints among 6 Corvette years, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2023 is the fourth model year of the Corvette's eighth generation (2020–2023).
It is also the first year of a mid-cycle update.
What changed for 2023
Recall repairs are free at any Chevrolet dealer, but the seller may never have had them done. Check each campaign number against the VIN.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023–2026 Chevrolet Corvette vehicles equipped with a left-side radiator/fan combination. Excess fuel may spill into the vehicle fuel-filler pocket during refueling and leak onto an ignition source.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will install a shield to divert spilled fuel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 14, 2025. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252514930.
Cars shoppers compare with the Chevrolet Corvette, with their own 2023 checklists.
2023 owner complaints, side by side
