Selling a junk Chevrolet Camaro
Any Camaro 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 Camaro
NHTSA has 3,593 owner complaints on file for the Chevrolet Camaro, model years 1995 to 2022, the 126th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are electrical system (586, 16%), transmission and drivetrain (416, 12%), brakes (365, 10%). 364 complaints involved a crash, 81 a fire, and 118 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 40,027 miles. The 2010 model year has the most complaints (394). 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 Camaro by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 305 | Brakes | 61 | 25 | 6 | — |
| 1996 | 159 | Engine and cooling | 28 | 6 | 5 | — |
| 1997 | 88 | Engine and cooling | 16 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 1998 | 224 | Brakes | 18 | 5 | 4 | — |
| 1999 | 133 | Brakes | 7 | 0 | 5 | 43,516 |
| 2000 | 119 | Brakes | 9 | 1 | 4 | 51,000 |
| 2001 | 60 | Brakes | 4 | 0 | 4 | 47,250 |
| 2002 | 100 | Brakes | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24,500 |
| 2010 | 394 | Air bags | 41 | 6 | 3 | 48,850 |
| 2011 | 262 | Air bags | 26 | 2 | 3 | 42,145 |
| 2012 | 161 | Electrical system | 20 | 9 | 5 | 34,471 |
| 2013 | 251 | Electrical system | 29 | 0 | 4 | 45,493 |
| 2014 | 290 | Electrical system | 20 | 4 | 4 | 41,000 |
| 2015 | 306 | Electrical system | 23 | 2 | 2 | 40,000 |
| 2016 | 203 | Transmission and drivetrain | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23,000 |
| 2017 | 262 | Steering | 28 | 3 | 3 | 24,000 |
| 2018 | 113 | Electrical system | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22,000 |
| 2019 | 74 | Transmission and drivetrain | 6 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 46 | Transmission and drivetrain | 9 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2021 | 26 | Transmission and drivetrain | 1 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 2022 | 17 | Engine | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
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 Camaro recalls
NHTSA lists 27 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (5), lights (4), steering (4). 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.
- 2017 model year, steering (campaign 25V175000, Mar 2025): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, 2017-2018 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail.
- 2020 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 25V148000, Mar 2025): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Cadillac CT6, 2020-2021 CT4, CT5, and 2020-2022 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles equipped with a 10-speed transmission. The transmission may become damaged internally and c…
- 2013 model year, air bags (campaign 23V516000, Jul 2023): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Camero, Sonic, and Volt vehicles. The driver-side air bag inflator may explode during deployment due to a manufacturing defect.
- 2017 model year, air bags (campaign 21V211000, Mar 2021): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles. The plastic "Camaro" emblem, located on the steering wheel air bag cover, may separate during deployment of the frontal driver air bag.
- 2021 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 21V188000, Mar 2021): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Camaro vehicles. The left or right axle shaft may be missing a retaining ring, which could allow the axle shaft to separate while driving.
What a Chevrolet Camaro is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Camaro 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 Camaro 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 Camaro gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Chevrolet Camaro 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 Camaro?
- 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 Camaro 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.