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Chevrolet Trax

Every Chevrolet Trax model year on file, 2013 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years972106 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years142013 to 2026
Recall campaigns11Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins10,286Summed across model years
By model year

The 2024 model year drew the most complaints, 175

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

0501001502002013201520172019202120231752026
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 Trax complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
295
Electrical system
250
Powertrain
102
Brakes
90
Suspension
89
Steering
84
Airbags
70
Fuel system
67
Speed control
44
Visibility and wipers
38
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Chevrolet Trax 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 Trax by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV1717.62830089
2025SUV8718.466910255
2024SUV1759.787510425
2023Not decoded0NoneNone00269
2022SUV911.13900461
2021SUV2425.08000526
2020SUV969.434300613
2019SUV1349.731920675
2018SUV1014.024320899
2017SUV11310.6222301,030
2016SUV1208.3293501,114
2015SUV9615.6211701,312
2014Not decoded0NoneNone201,358
2013Not decoded0NoneNone111,260
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Chevrolet Trax

  • 26V-539 Aug 20, 2026
    Rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image
    Back-over prevention · 307k vehicles
  • 23V-744 Nov 6, 2023
    Software in the Virtual Cockpit Unit Module (VCU) may cause the instrument panel display to intermittently go blank at vehicle startup or while…
    Electrical system · 60k vehicles
  • 19V-652 Sep 12, 2019
    Joint in one or both of the front lower control arms may have been improperly welded
    Suspension · 94k vehicles
  • 19V-312 Apr 18, 2019
    Joint in one or both of the front lower-control arms may have been improperly welded
    Suspension · 113k vehicles
  • 18V-774 Nov 1, 2018
    Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these vehicle may not have been turned off of "manufacturing mode," preventing the air bags from deploying in…
    Airbags · 12 vehicles
  • 17V-437 Jul 10, 2017
    While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy…
    Airbags · 41k vehicles
  • 16V-651 Sep 8, 2016
    In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test
    Airbags · 3.64M vehicles
  • 16V-422 Jun 10, 2016
    Affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver fails to fasten their seatbelt or if the driver leaves the key in the…
    Electrical system · 19k vehicles
  • 16V-257 Apr 28, 2016
    Affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver, after turning off the ignition and leaving the key in the cylinder,…
    Electrical system · 318k vehicles
  • 15V-162 Mar 20, 2015
    Affected vehicles have tire placards that do not provide the rim size information for the front or rear wheels
    Equipment · 20k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.