Major Problems with Chevrolet Trax Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Chevrolet Trax to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Chevrolet Trax

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Chevrolet Trax.

Model Year	Complaints
2020 Trax	2
2019 Trax	32
2018 Trax	29
2017 Trax	34
2016 Trax	49
2015 Trax	51

Worst 3 Chevrolet Trax complaints

2016 Chevrolet Trax AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 7500 miles

2016 Chevrolet Trax AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 8900 miles

2015 Chevrolet Trax AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 7400 miles

Browse Chevrolet Trax complaints by category

Problems with SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet Trax owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
SUSPENSION vehicle received side impact on drivers side air bags never deployed and drivers side rear wheel was ripped off from	36 ~ 10917 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the air conditioning continually cycles off and on and does not blow out cold. happens in all phases of driving...	35 ~ 14744 miles
ENGINE i notice a burning oil odor from inside my trax after the car warms up or in warm weather. using...	34 ~ 31165 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ( first complaint)when in gear on a hill the vehicle starts rolling back ward for no reason i now have...	33 ~ 19119 miles
STEERING i have had my trax in for service 5+ times due to the "byom" media and due to my car...	26 ~ 24647 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owned a 2015 chevrolet trax. while driving approximately 35 mph the contact crashed into the rear of...	25 ~ 23087 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet trax. when the contact released the brake pedal the vehicle rolled backwards. the...	22 ~ 13932 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet trax. the contact stated that while on an incline with the brakes engaged...	15 ~ 14736 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL power steering traction control system and check engine light came on while vehicle was stationary. and steering column locked up....	12 ~ 29931 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i have had my trax in for service 5+ times due to the "byom" media and due to my car...	11 ~ 25515 miles
WHEELS i have been sent a pretty egregious recall by gm. i made an appointment with the dealer i purchased the...	10 ~ 13031 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM nov 2015 radio continues to play after i exited and walked away this happen 2-4 additional times. nov. 2015 after...	9 ~ 48052 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i have been sent a pretty egregious recall by gm. i made an appointment with the dealer i purchased the...	8 ~ 9262 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet trax. the contact was not experiencing any failures with any of the seat...	7 ~ 28532 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER nov 2015 radio continues to play after i exited and walked away this happen 2-4 additional times. nov. 2015 after...	7 ~ 5865 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING relay system- truck relay went out multiple times unable to open trunk. when replaced caused all relays including (airbag headlights	6 ~ 15071 miles
SEATS this involves the drivers bottom seat assy. within 10 000 of driving this vehicle noticed the foam padding was breaking...	4 ~ 31125 miles
TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2018 chevrolet trax equipped with two continental conti pro contact tires size: p205/70/r16 (na). the...	1 ~ 16000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2019 chevrolet trax. while driving 20 mph the windows failed to defrost when the defogger...	1 ~ 200000 miles
COLUMN > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2015 chevrolet trax. while driving 20 mph and attempting to make a left turn the...	1 ~ 18101 miles

FAQ

What year Chevrolet Trax is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 6 years, Chevrolet Trax models of 2020, 2018, 2019 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Chevrolet Trax?

Chevrolet Trax models of 2015 and 2016 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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