Chevrolet Trax problems, by model year and system
876 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Trax 2016–2026, and the 2 systems the record is deep on — engine (271), electrical (230). Each system has a page across the years; 2 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsChevrolet Trax complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | electrical |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 17 in all | — | 1 |
| 2025 87 in all | 15 | 32 |
| 2024 175 in all | 56 | 65 |
| 2022 9 in all | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 24 in all | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 96 in all | 22 | 28 |
| 2019 134 in all | 40 | 25 |
| 2018 101 in all | 30 | 19 |
| 2017 113 in all | 47 | 26 |
| 2016 120 in all | 49 | 24 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Chevrolet Trax system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 271 complaints across 10 model years, 31% of everything owners filed about the Chevrolet Trax. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Chevrolet Trax year has the most complaints?
2024 (175), 2019 (134), 2016 (120). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.