2015 Chevrolet Impala: problems, recalls and what it’s worth

Known problems on the 2015 Chevrolet Impala

No generation-wide weak spot is flagged in GarageIntel’s research for this year and model. A specific car can still have its own problems, so get it inspected.

2015 Chevrolet Impala recalls

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2015 Chevrolet Impala. Repairs are free at a dealer for the brand, and a dealer can confirm by VIN which were already done.

• BrakesFire risk

  Brake pads that remain partially engaged with the rotors may cause excessive brake heat that may result in a fire.

  Details 14V541000

  General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 22, 2014, and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured November 5, 2012, to September 2, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged.

  Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the electronic parking brake software, free of charge. The recall began on October 28, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14471.

• Airbags

  If the front passenger air bag deploys with a child seat in the front passenger seat, it increases the risk of injury to the child.

  Details 15V465000

  General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured April 15, 2013, to June 19, 2015, equipped with front vented-heated passenger seats. Accordingly, the Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS) system may fail to suppress the front passenger air bag if a child seat is in the front passenger seat. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

  Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will correct the calibration-learning error by preconditioning the empty seat, and also resetting the ECU to a seat zero-value, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 15400.

• Body structure

  The storage compartment door may not remain closed in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury.

  Details 14V489000

  General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to July 28, 2014. In the event of an accident, the center storage console may not stay latched. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 201, "Occupant Protection In Interior Impact."

  Fix: Parts to remedy this condition are not currently available. GM will send owners an interim notification in early October 2014, and will send a second letter when parts are available. At that time dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the console storage compartment door inertia latch, free of charge. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 14476.

2015 Chevrolet Impala safety investigations and free repairs

No open safety investigations.

Free repairs to ask about (warranty extensions):

• Airbags: Some vehicles may have a condition where the electrical wires leading to the passenger presence sensing mat in the passenger?s front seat, may become disconnected over time, as a result of repeated seat usage.
• Seat belts: On certain vehicles, if a driver repeatedly sits on the seat belt cable cover located at the base of the driver's seat when entering the vehicle, it may cause the seat belt pretensioner to bend sharply over the seat side shield.
• Screen and audio: Certain vehicles may have a condition where the Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA) modules may fail or malfunction due to water intrusion.
• Fuel system: Certain vehicles listed above, may have an inoperative purge solenoid that could lead to excessive fuel vapors entering the combustion chamber from the fuel tank.
• Warranty extension: On certain passenger cars and light duty trucks, equipped with Gen 10 OnStar®, the embedded phone flash memory chip may become corrupted, causing the OnStar® system to become inoperative.

3 more in the full VIN report.

A dealer for the brand can check these by VIN.

Source: NHTSA, Sep 24, 2026.

2015 Chevrolet Impala safety and fuel

From NHTSA’s crash tests and the EPA’s fueleconomy.gov.

What owners complain about

300 complaints filed with NHTSA for this year and model, which is a lot.

What a 2015 Chevrolet Impala is worth

Rough trade-in values — roughly what a dealer would pay — by mileage, from published trade-in guides. Private sales and dealer prices run higher. For the exact car, add its VIN.

From new to now

What each Chevrolet Impala model year trades in for today at typical mileage.

Typical mileage = 12,000 miles a year; values between two published mileages are estimated in a straight line. “New” is the base price (cheapest version) as published, give or take destination fees; higher trims cost more.

Other Chevrolet Impala years

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