Selling a junk Chevrolet Spark
Any Spark 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 Spark
NHTSA has 759 owner complaints on file for the Chevrolet Spark, model years 2013 to 2022, the 326th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are transmission and drivetrain (124, 16%), engine (112, 15%), electrical system (101, 13%). 71 complaints involved a crash, 8 a fire, and 46 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 36,284 miles. The 2014 model year has the most complaints (274). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is transmission and drivetrain, 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 with a bad transmission: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Chevrolet Spark by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 224 | Engine | 18 | 3 | 5 | 29,500 |
| 2014 | 274 | Engine | 21 | 0 | 6 | 51,000 |
| 2015 | 102 | Transmission and drivetrain | 6 | 1 | 5 | 40,629 |
| 2016 | 36 | Brakes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47,156 |
| 2017 | 45 | Transmission and drivetrain | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14,428 |
| 2018 | 15 | Engine | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 20 | Air bags | 5 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 26 | Air bags | 8 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 12 | Air bags | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | Lights | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 Spark recalls
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (3), latches and locks (2), equipment (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.
- 2013 model year, latches and locks (campaign 22V640000, Aug 2022): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Spark EV vehicles. The secondary hood latch may corrode at the latch pivot, preventing the hood latch from properly engaging…
- 2019 model year, air bags (campaign 18V774000, Nov 2018): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Buick Encore, Chevrolet Spark, Traverse, and Trax vehicles. The Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these vehicle may not have been turned off of "manufacturing mode," pre…
- 2016 model year, air bags (campaign 17V307000, May 2017): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Chevrolet Spark vehicles. In the event of a crash, if a young child is seated improperly and not wearing a seat belt while in the front passenger seat, deployment of…
- 2013 model year, electrical system (campaign 16V422000, Jun 2016): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax, and 2013-2015 Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warn…
- 2013 model year, equipment (campaign 16V257000, Apr 2016): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax vehicles and 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provi…
What a Chevrolet Spark is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Spark 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 Spark 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 Spark gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Chevrolet Spark 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 Spark?
- 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 Spark 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.