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Type the asking price and your own offer for the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro, tick what you found, and get a polite message ready to text or email. Its reasons come from this year's owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings, and never from made up repair prices.
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Crash ratings
NHTSA's stars out of five, for each version it tested. Front crash stars only compare cars of about the same size and weight.
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Fuel economy
The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in.
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True cost to own
The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years
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What it really costs to own
What the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.
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Every year of the Camaro
Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Tap a year to open it. The newest 2 are not judged yet. Bars are totals, so older years stand taller; the verdict compares every year at the same age.
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Before you buy this one
Built from this year's numbers. Whatever the data says, the car in front of you is the one that counts.
Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.
Steering
Mar 20, 2025 · Recall 25V175000
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.
What can happen
A loss of power steering assist can require greater steering effort, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 15, 2025. Owners may contact Cadilac customer service at 1-800-333-4223 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N252497020.
Air bags
Mar 25, 2021 · Recall 21V211000
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.
What can happen
In the event of a crash, plastic pieces of emblem may act as projectiles from deployment of the driver air bag can increase the risk of injury.
The fix
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the frontal driver side air bag module, free of charge. The recall began April 14, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212327220.
Steering
Feb 7, 2019 · Recall 19V086000
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Cadillac CTS, and 2017 Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The electric power steering (EPS) assist system may fail.
What can happen
Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the power steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 13, 2019. GM' number for this recall is N182182760.
190 complaints; the part named most is the steering
Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed Sep 12, 2017 to Oct 21, 2026. 39% name a part that is usually costly to fix.
Owners reported 13 crashes, 1 fire and 8 injuries in these complaints.
Steering58 · 31%
Transmission and drivetrain54 · 28%Usually costly to fix
Electrical25 · 13%
What one owner wrote about the steering
On September 21st at 11:00am, I turned on my vehicle and a message stating: drive with care service power steering appeared on my dash. When I attempted to put the vehicle in drive and pull out of my parking spot, my steering wheel was completely locked. I could not turn left or right at all. I put the vehicle back in park and turned the vehicle off. I then…
Filed Sep 23, 2026NHTSA complaint 117662971 of 18 owner quotes
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15 more parts, and 18 owner quotes
Every part owners name for the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro, with their own words about what went wrong. Usually costly to fix among them: Engine, Body and frame.
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5 checks, with a close look at the steering
The bar holds the middle half of the complaints that gave a mileage; the dark mark is the middle one. 50 complaints of 190 gave one. Owners file when something fails, so this shows when problems were reported, not how long the cars last.
Steering10,000 to 70,000 mi
Half of these 24 complaints came between about 10,000 and 70,000 miles, the middle one around 30,000.
Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 3 recalls on file. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the steering. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look at the steering first.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
On the test drive, pay attention to the steering.
Feel for play, pulling or heavy steering, and listen for noise at full lock.
2017 Chevrolet Camaro: problems, recalls, verdict · WhipWorthy
Year verdict
Worthy
1.2× a typical year
More owner complaints than a typical year, not enough to mark it down. Still get it inspected.
Confidence: Medium
NHTSA did not answer for 10 years, so the typical year may shift.
NHTSA did not answer for 10 years, so this may change.
How the dial was counted
Year verdict: Typical year: 116 complaints, the median of 8 nearby years. Each counted over its first 8 years from January 2016; this one had 143.
18 Worthy, 2 Maybe, 1 Pass, of 21 years on file
Our take: worth a look.Owners filed more complaints than in a typical year of this model, not enough to mark it down.
1.6 times the complaints past 100,000 miles of a typical older year of this model at the same age (2, counted as 3). With only 5 in its first 10 years and 10 months, that is too few to tell a real problem from chance.
WorthyMaybePassNot judged
Owner complaints per model year for the Chevrolet Camaro, with 2017 highlighted