Chevrolet Cruze
Owners filed 3,718 complaints across 10 model years of the Chevrolet Cruze. The 2012 drew the most (865); the 2010 the fewest (2).
Model years10
Complaints3,718
Recalls44
Fires83
Deaths3
Every Chevrolet Cruze model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2018 | 109 | 3 | 3 | 17 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2017 | 201 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2016 | 249 | 4 | 6 | 19 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2015 | 251 | 4 | 4 | 20 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2014 | 702 | 10 | 17 | 70 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2013 | 586 | 5 | 8 | 54 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2012 | 865 | 7 | 18 | 62 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2011 | 732 | 7 | 20 | 38 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine |
Which Chevrolet Cruze years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2012 is the weakest year on record, with 865 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 7 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.