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Chevrolet Trax

Model years 2013–2026 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints. Fewest complaints: 2015, 2021, 2022.

992owner complaints
11recall campaigns
9,270service bulletins
14model years on record

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

’13’15’17’19’21’23’25’13’16’19’22’25

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

New York safety inspections

Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2026.

0.0%0.9%1.9%’15’17’19’21’24’260.0%0.0%0.9%1.9%’15’18’21’25’260.0%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
202617003 · 0
2025 Trax9519011 · 4
2024 Trax18012789 · 8
2023001830 · 0
2022 Trax903821 · 0
2021 Trax2504545 · 1
2020 Trax9805505 · 2
2019 Trax13626209 · 2
2018 Trax10228482 · 2
2017 Trax114398210 · 3
2016 Trax120510709 · 2
2015 Trax967126713 · 2
2014 Trax0213210 · 0
2013 Trax0112250 · 0

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Engine281
  • Electrical system260
  • Unknown or other161
  • Power train104
  • Suspension89
  • Steering87
  • Service brakes82
  • Air bags70

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 350 Trax vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 188 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.

Model yearVehicles in fatal crashesDeaths in the vehicleRolled over
2024101
20221163
202121113
2020633210
201977379
2018453310
201742244
201654285
201536176

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count

Crash-test ratings by year

NHTSA 5-star results for 11 model-year variants; 8 of 10 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

YearVariantOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
20262026 CHEVROLET TRAX SUV N/A FWD—★★★★☆—★★★★☆15.5 %
20252025 Chevrolet Trax Early Release SUV FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆15.5 %
20242024 Chevrolet Trax SUV FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆15.5 %
20222022 Chevrolet Trax SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆17.9 %
20212021 Chevrolet Trax SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆17.9 %
20202020 Chevrolet Trax SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆17.9 %
20192019 Chevrolet Trax SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆17.9 %
20182018 Chevrolet Trax SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆17.9 %
20172017 Chevrolet Trax SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆17.9 %
20162016 Chevrolet Trax SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆17.9 %
20152015 Chevrolet Trax SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆17.9 %

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption by year

Official Canadian test results for 13 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 7.9–8.6 L/100 km.

YearVariantEngineTransmissionCityHighwayCombinedCO₂ g/km
2026Trax · Station wagon: Small · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.A68.57.68.1190
2025Trax · Station wagon: Small · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.A68.57.68.1190
2024Trax · Station wagon: Small · Regular gasoline1.2 L, 3 cyl.A68.37.47.9185
2022Trax · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline1.4 L, 4 cyl.AS69.77.38.6201
2021Trax · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline1.4 L, 4 cyl.AS69.17.68.4196
2020Trax · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline1.4 L, 4 cyl.AS69.17.68.4196
2019Trax · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline1.4 L, 4 cyl.M69.46.98.3194
2018Trax · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline1.4 L, 4 cyl.M69.27.18.2194
2017Trax · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline1.4 L, 4 cyl.M69.27.18.2194
2016Trax · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline1.4 L, 4 cyl.M69.16.98.1190
2015Trax · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline1.4 L, 4 cyl.M69.16.98.1186
2014Trax · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline1.4 L, 4 cyl.M69.16.88.1186
2013Trax · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Regular gasoline1.4 L, 4 cyl.M69.16.88.1186

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

In the Netherlands

217 Trax cars are on Dutch roads; 42% arrived later as imports, and 26 still have a recall open. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.

First registeredOn the roadImportedMedian list price
20149345%€28,612
201312440%€25,665

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new

In Finland

245 Trax cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 90% petrol, 9% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.

First registeredIn useAverage mileage
201476164,000 km
2013169166,000 km

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0

In the United Kingdom

1,415 Trax cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.

BuiltLicensedOff the road (SORN)
20171—
20151—
201447718
201393647

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

1,514 Trax cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 68% passed first time, against 69% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.

First registeredTestsPassed first timeAll cars that yearAverage mileage
201450873%72%68,700 mi
20131,00666%68%76,900 mi

Why they fail

Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).

AreaTraxAll cars, same ages
Suspension15.9%9.7%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.8%11.7%
Brakes6.2%6.5%
Tyres6.0%6.7%
Visibility4.7%4.5%
Steering3.3%2.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks2.9%2.7%
Body, chassis, structure1.4%2.8%

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

New registrations in Europe

26,596 new Chevrolet Trax cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2013 and 2021, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2021 the largest markets were Spain (1).

YearNew carsLargest marketsMass kgCO₂ g/kmPower kW
20211Spain1,467—85
20202Spain, Germany1,350130 (NEDC)91
201689France, Malta, Italy1,479—98
2015352France, Italy, Malta1,496—97
20148,804Italy, Germany, France1,497—96
201317,348Italy, France, Germany1,509—96

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

EU safety alerts

Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the Trax in 3 alerts. European versions can differ from the North American car.

SR/03055/25 · Injuries22 Aug 2025 · AVEO T300, CRUZE, ORLANDO, TRAX

The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time. If the airbags deploy, it can result in fragments from the inflator injuring the vehicle's occupants. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of moto…

A12/02858/24 · Injuries18 Oct 2024 · Cruze, Orlando, Trax, Aveo

The propellant in the inflator of the driver airbag may deteriorate over time. If the airbags deploy, it could result in fragments of the inflator injuring the vehicle's occupants. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surv…

A12/0327/15 · Injuries13 Mar 2015 · Trax

The seat-belt tensioners of the front seats can fail to lock correctly after release and loosen again under the body weight of the person who is fastened in. This means there is a higher risk of injury to the driver and the front-seat passenger, particularly i…

Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0

Recalls

11 campaigns cover the Trax.

26V539000 · Back over prevention20 Aug 2026 · 2025

General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2024-2025 Buick Envista, 2024-2026 Buick Encore GX, Chevrolet Trailblazer, and 2025 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.

23V744000 · Electrical system6 Nov 2023 · 2024

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Buick Encore GX, Envista, and Chevrolet Trax vehicles. The software in the Virtual Cockpit Unit Module (VCU) may cause the instrument panel display to intermittently go blank at vehicle startup or while driving.

19V652000 · Suspension12 Sept 2019 · 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. A joint in one or both of the front lower control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in the partial separation of the lower control arm from the vehicle.

19V312000 · Suspension18 Apr 2019 · 2017, 2018, 2019

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. A joint in one or both of the front lower-control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in the partial separation of the lower-control arm from the vehicle.

18V774000 · Air bags1 Nov 2018 · 2019

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Buick Encore, Chevrolet Spark, Traverse, and Trax vehicles. The Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these vehicle may not have been turned off of "manufacturing mode," preventing the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.

17V437000 · Air bags10 Jul 2017 · 2015, 2016

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

16V651000 · Seat belts8 Sept 2016 · 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

16V422000 · Electrical system10 Jun 2016 · 2015, 2016

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax, and 2013-2015 Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The 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 ignition. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208 "Occupant Crash Protection" and 114 "Theft Protection."

16V257000 · Electrical system28 Apr 2016 · 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax vehicles and 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The 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, waits 10 minutes or longer to open the door. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114 "Theft Protection."

15V162000 · Equipment20 Mar 2015 · 2015

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured August 26, 2014, to February 9, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Trax vehicles manufactured October 13, 2014, to February 3, 2015. The affected vehicles have tire placards that do not provide the rim size information for the front or rear wheels. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less."

15V146000 · Steering13 Mar 2015 · 2015

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured November 27, 2014, to February 24, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Trax vehicles manufactured November 18, 2014, to February 17, 2015. The steering column assembly housing may contact the power steering printed circuit board causing the circuit board to wear.

NHTSA recalls