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Chevrolet Cruze

Every Chevrolet Cruze model year on file, 2015 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years83489 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52015 to 2019
Recall campaigns9Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5,839Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 252, 30% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

010020030020152522016201720182019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Chevrolet Cruze complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
323
Electrical system
159
Powertrain
137
Fuel system
83
Brakes
72
Airbags
59
Steering
57
Stability and traction control
56
Speed control
38
Structure
32
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Cruze model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Chevrolet Cruze by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2019Sedan2218.216320728
2018Sedan10917.490830990
2017Sedan2017.51,182201,233
2016Sedan25010.81,786401,332
2015Sedan2529.51,575401,556
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Cruze

  • 20V-668 Oct 29, 2020
    Start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts
    Powertrain · 194k vehicles
  • 18V-576 Aug 30, 2018
    Rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance
    Brakes · 211k vehicles
  • 18V-304 May 10, 2018
    Vehicles may leak gasoline following a rear-impact crash and a rollover
    Fuel system · 112k vehicles
  • 17V-057 Jan 26, 2017
    Bracket used in the driver or front passenger seat-back recliner mechanism may have been incorrectly welded to the seat-back frame, as a result,…
    Seats · 17k vehicles
  • 16V-502 Jul 5, 2016
    Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015…
    Electrical system · 8,367 vehicles
  • 16V-498 Jul 1, 2016
    Headlight assemblies are not marked with a three-digit identifier code used to properly aim the headlights
    Lighting · 33k vehicles
  • 15V-876 Dec 23, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, one of the driver-side seat belt assembly bolts may not be properly tightened
    Seat belts · 15 vehicles
  • 15V-442 Jul 10, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the inner tie rod may not be tightened to specification allowing the tie rod to separate from the steering gear
    Steering · 10 vehicles
  • 15V-113 Feb 27, 2015
    Left-rear or right-rear parking brake cable brackets may not have been properly fastened during the assembly process
    Brakes · 1,733 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.