Reliability & cost of ownership
Chevrolet Trax Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Chevrolet Trax? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Chevrolet Trax problems by model year
20 recall entries and 894 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Trax | 0 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Trax | 0 | 73 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Trax | 1 | 151 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Trax | 0 | 9 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Trax | 0 | 22 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Trax | 0 | 86 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Trax | 2 | 131 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Trax | 2 | 98 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Trax | 3 | 108 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Trax | 5 | 115 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Trax | 7 | 94 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Chevrolet Trax, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine252 complaints
- electrical system226 complaints
- unknown or other150 complaints
- power train94 complaints
- suspension86 complaints
- service brakes84 complaints
- steering80 complaints
- air bags59 complaints