Selling a junk Chevrolet Bolt EV
Any Bolt EV sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Chevrolet Bolt EV
NHTSA has 1,273 owner complaints on file for the Chevrolet Bolt EV, model years 2017 to 2022, the 248th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are electrical system (386, 30%), steering (243, 19%), fuel system (181, 14%). 45 complaints involved a crash, 28 a fire, and 43 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 19,874 miles. The 2017 model year has the most complaints (470). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is electrical system, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car that doesn't run: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Chevrolet Bolt EV by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 470 | Steering | 18 | 6 | 4 | 27,000 |
| 2018 | 120 | Steering | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18,000 |
| 2019 | 245 | Electrical system | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13,657 |
| 2020 | 247 | Electrical system | 12 | 6 | 8 | 20,000 |
| 2021 | 97 | Electrical system | 6 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 2022 | 94 | Electrical system | 5 | 0 | 7 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Chevrolet Bolt EV recalls
NHTSA lists 13 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for electrical system (5), body and structure (2), brakes (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2020 model year, electrical system (campaign 24V812000, Oct 2024): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2022 Bolt EUV vehicles previously repaired under Recall 21V-650. The installation of advanced diagnostic software may have failed. As such, th…
- 2020 model year, electrical system (campaign 24V481000, Jun 2024): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV vehicles that were previously remedied under recall number 21V-650. The advanced diagnostic software may have been inc…
- 2017 model year, body and structure (campaign 23V845000, Dec 2023): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles. This recall includes certain vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under NHTSA recall number 22V-930. After a crash with seat belt pr…
- 2022 model year, air bags (campaign 23V567000, Aug 2023): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles. The instrument panel may be missing the perforation on the underside of the panel cover that allows the passenger-side air bag to deploy…
- 2017 model year, body and structure (campaign 22V930000, Dec 2022): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles. After a crash with seat belt pretensioner deployment, the pretensioner exhaust may ignite carpet fibers near the B-pillar, causing a fir…
What a Chevrolet Bolt EV is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Bolt EV on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Chevrolet Bolt EV worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Bolt EV gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Chevrolet Bolt EV that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Chevrolet Bolt EV?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Chevrolet Bolt EV numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.