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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

28 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

2,402 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2022 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Traverse →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Every Chevrolet Traverse model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas	A	0	1	—	22 mpg
2026	Gas	A	1	26	★★★★★	22 mpg
2025	Gas	A	0	185	★★★★★	23 mpg
2024	Gas	A	0	141	★★★★★	23 mpg
2023	Gas	B	2	94	★★★★★	21 mpg
2022	Gas	A	1	100	★★★★★	21 mpg
2021	Gas	C	3	92	★★★★★	21 mpg
2020	Gas	D	8	234	★★★★★	21 mpg
2019	Gas	C	3	412	★★★★★	22 mpg
2018	Gas	B	2	464	★★★★★	22 mpg
2017	Gas	D	3	361	★★★★★	18 mpg
2016	Gas	F	5	292	★★★★★	18 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2022

On the filed record so far, the 2022 is the cleanest Traverse year we hold, and the 2016 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2022	A	0.2	25
2018	B	0.2	58
2019	C	0.4	59
2021	C	0.6	18
2023	B	0.7	31
2020	D	1.3	39
2017	D	0.3	40	2 critical
2016	F	0.5	29	3 critical

Which Chevrolet Traverse years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2019 engine complaints at 0.52× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 22,000 miles). Latest: 2019 electrical system at 2.81× (43,000 miles).

Year	Engine	Power Train	Electrical System	Service Brakes
2025	—	—	—	2.42×
2020	1.66×	—	—	—
2019	0.52×	2.23×	2.81×	—
2018	0.65×	1.04×	0.96×	1.37×
2017	0.66×	—	—	—
2016	0.76×	0.83×	1.11×	—

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Chevrolet Traverse, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

transmission and drivetrain problems 588 complaints, every model year engine problems 438 complaints, every model year electrical problems 433 complaints, every model year airbag problems 427 complaints, every model year brake problems 298 complaints, every model year automatic emergency braking problems 138 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2026: best combined mpg 23 → 22
2025: 4 → 2 EPA configurations
2024: best combined mpg 21 → 23; 2 → 4 EPA configurations
2020: best combined mpg 22 → 21; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
2018: best combined mpg 18 → 22; 2 → 3 EPA configurations

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All Traverse head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Traverse vs Dodge Durango · Large SUV	Traverse +3.9
2027 Traverse vs Ford Expedition · Large SUV	Traverse +12.8
2027 Traverse vs Rivian R1S · Large SUV	R1S +9.1
2027 Traverse vs Volvo XC90 · Large SUV	XC90 +13.8
2027 Traverse vs BMW X5 · Large SUV	Traverse +5.9
2027 Traverse vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class · Large SUV	Traverse +7.8
2026 Traverse vs Toyota Highlander · Large SUV	Highlander +15.1
2026 Traverse vs Honda Pilot · Large SUV	Pilot +13.6
2026 Traverse vs Hyundai Palisade · Large SUV	Palisade +17.8
2026 Traverse vs Jeep Grand Cherokee · Large SUV	Traverse +18.2
2026 Traverse vs Ford Explorer · Large SUV	Explorer +17.9

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 68 of 79 1.9× the mileage of same-age vehicles Chevrolet Traverse owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 37,000 miles across 2018–2020 (fleet 23,512), later than vehicles of the same model year. 332 readings.

Common questions about the Chevrolet Traverse

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Chevrolet Traverse year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2022 Traverse comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (92/100), 1 recall and 100 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Chevrolet Traverse years should I avoid?

2016, 2017, 2020 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Traverse model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Chevrolet Traverse have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 28 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Traverse. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.