Chevrolet HHR: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Photographs and every generation of the HHR, through the years →

HHR sub-models & family

What goes wrong on the Chevrolet HHR

Across every HHR model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Fuel/Propulsion System43 complaints across all HHR years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
• Electrical System39 complaints across all HHR years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Air Bags30 complaints across all HHR years · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement$600–$1,700
• Steering25 complaints across all HHR years · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement$1,020–$2,500
• Engine24 complaints across all HHR years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
• Electronic Stability Control (Esc)23 complaints across all HHR years · typical job: Yaw sensor or ESC module replacement$660–$1,560

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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