2017 Chevrolet Impala

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

Fuel economy
22–25 mpgcombined; city 18–22, highway 28–30; every version of this model year
Five years of fuel
$12,990–$14,760U.S. average; Ohio $11,610–$13,190 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
5 starslowest across the versions NHTSA tested
Recall campaigns
0none on file
Owner complaints
117filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Trims

NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2017 Impala. 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.

Problems owners report

Owners have filed 117 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Impala. 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 part of the car
PartComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuries
Unknown or other31000
Engine21101
Air bags17305
Electrical system15000
Power train12101
Steering11000
Exterior lighting6000
Fuel/propulsion system4000
Service brakes4001
Seats3000
Wheels3001
Seat belts2000
7 more parts
Suspension2000
Visibility/wiper2000
Electronic stability control (ESC)1000
Latches/locks/linkages1101
Structure1000
Vehicle speed control1000
Visibility1000

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. 2006544
  2. 2007627
  3. 2008810
  4. 2009824
  5. 2010442
  6. 2011505
  7. 2012258
  8. 2013272
  9. 2014636
  10. 2015300
  11. 2016111
  12. 2017117
  13. 201859
  14. 201928
  15. 202015

Every Impala year side by side

Recalls

NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2017 Impala. NHTSA's recall lookup checks a specific VIN.

Service bulletins and investigations

Carmakers sent NHTSA 1,110 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2017 Impala, the latest on Sep 26, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.

The parts they mention most: equipment (449), electrical system (236), engine and engine cooling (137), engine (114), power train (78).

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 2017 Impala.

Oil change near you: Jiffy Lube · Take 5

Used ones for sale

See used 2017 Chevrolet Impalas for sale on: Autotrader · CarMax

These are searches on those sites; we don't copy or check their listings. Your ZIP is used for these links and never kept.

Specs

EPA class: large cars. EPA greenhouse gas score: 5 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:

VersionEngineTransmissionFuelCity / hwy / comb
Impala
Front-Wheel Drive		2.5 L, 4 cylAutomatic (S6)Regular Gasoline22 / 30 / 25
Impala
Front-Wheel Drive		3.6 L, 6 cylAutomatic (S6)Regular Gasoline18 / 28 / 22
Impala
Front-Wheel Drive		3.6 L, 6 cylAutomatic (S6)Regular Gasoline or E8519 / 28 / 22

Sources and dates

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