2013 Chevrolet Corvette

Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 17, 2026.

Fuel economy

17–19 mpgcombined; city 14–16, highway 21–25; every version of this model year

Five years of fuel

$17,100–$23,670U.S. average; Ohio $15,280–$22,310 at local prices; every version of this model year; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026

NHTSA overall safety rating

Not ratedNHTSA has no overall rating for this year

Recall campaigns

0none on file

Owner complaints

82filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Trims

NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2013 Corvette. A trim's engine and numbers are shown as its own only where EPA names versions after the trim and no other version could be it; "seen with" means a source shows that engine on the trim, not that it was the only one. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year: whether a recall applies to a car depends on its VIN, on NHTSA's recall lookup.

• 427 60th Anniversary
• 427 Custom
• 427 Preferred
• 427 Premium
• 60th Anniversary
• Custom
• Grand Sport 60th Anniversary
• Grand Sport Custom
• Grand Sport Preferred
• Grand Sport Premium
• Grand Sport Standard
• Preferred
• Premium
• Standard
• Z06 60th Anniversary
• Z06 Custom
• Z06 Standard
• ZR1 60th Anniversary
• ZR1 Custom
• ZR1 Standard

Problems owners report

Owners have filed 82 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Corvette. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.

Complaints by model year

Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.

1. 2006413
2. 2007386
3. 2008589
4. 2009152
5. 201084
6. 201185
7. 201256
8. 201382
9. 201463
10. 201565
11. 2016104
12. 2017256
13. 201851
14. 2019148
15. 202034
16. 202113
17. 202221
18. 202326
19. 202421
20. 202511
21. 20263

Every Corvette year side by side

Recalls

NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2013 Corvette. NHTSA's recall lookup checks a specific VIN.

Service bulletins and investigations

Carmakers sent NHTSA 1,437 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2013 Corvette, the latest on Sep 26, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.

The parts they mention most: equipment (653), electrical system (273), engine and engine cooling (141), power train (132), engine (115).

NHTSA hasn't opened a defect investigation that covers this model year.

Maintenance

Oil

The owner's manual gives the oil and how often to change it. We show oil facts only once we've checked them against the manual, and we haven't yet for the 2013 Corvette.

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Specs

EPA class: two seaters. EPA greenhouse gas score: 4 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:

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Sources and dates

• U.S. EPA fuel economy data, file of Sep 29, 2026
• NHTSA owner complaints, file of Oct 17, 2026
• NHTSA recalls, file of Oct 17, 2026
• NHTSA manufacturer communications, file of Oct 17, 2026
• NHTSA defect investigations, file of Oct 17, 2026
• NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, file of Aug 7, 2026
• U.S. Energy Information Administration, file of Oct 12, 2026

Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data