All the cars I mentioned have internal combustion engines, FWIW.

I wonder if the volt does so well because of limited range — I doubt typical owners clock many highway miles at speed, given that it is most useful in congested cities.

Anyway, here are lists of recalls across their lines. Glancing at it reveals shocking things (the GMC canyon hood can unexpectedly open, and it has killed people, to pick one at random).

I don’t know of a decent comparison of such things across makes, but from a qualitative perspective, I think GM’s recent track record is unacceptable.

https://www.edmunds.com/recalls/chevrolet.html

https://www.edmunds.com/recalls/gmc.html

The Volt has an internal combustion engine. The range is not limited, it has electric + gas propulsion modes.

I have driven my Volt on many 500+ mile trips using the battery at first then the gas engine to generate electricity for the wheels. I'm still alive and all my passengers are still alive.

My 2012 Volt has had no recalls. It's been in the shop 3 times since I bought it in 2012. Two were for oil changes and one was a regular check up. That's it. I haven't been to a gas station in around 6 months (because I haven't had any really long trips in this car during that time).

It's fun to say all cars are bad because a few are bad, but it sure isn't accurate.

The volt has 'unlimited' range. When the battery is exhausted, its ICE runs to power the electric engine. Volts get driven as hard as normal cars.

I looked, and I see the error bar is 0-39, which is so large that the average death rate is within that error bar.