Chevrolet Traverse
Owners filed 5,454 complaints across 18 model years of the Chevrolet Traverse. The 2010 drew the most (669); the 2026 the fewest (24).
Model years18
Complaints5,454
Recalls67
Fires29
Deaths3
Every Chevrolet Traverse model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 176 | 0 | — | 4 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2024 | 135 | 0 | 1 | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2023 | 88 | 2 | — | 5 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2022 | 98 | 1 | — | 3 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2021 | 89 | 3 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 226 | 8 | 1 | 11 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2019 | 405 | 3 | 2 | 15 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2018 | 460 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2017 | 361 | 3 | 2 | 13 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2016 | 291 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2015 | 313 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2014 | 547 | 7 | 1 | 8 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2013 | 162 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 354 | 5 | 2 | 10 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2011 | 608 | 5 | 4 | 16 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 669 | 5 | 6 | 17 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2009 | 448 | 8 | 2 | 17 | Steering | Above average |
Which Chevrolet Traverse years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2010 is the weakest year on record, with 669 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 5 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.