Chevrolet
Chevrolet Captiva problems by year
- 135complaints
- 0recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Aug 18, 2023 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2014 has the most complaints of any Chevrolet Captiva year here: 135 of 135 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Dead battery is the top problem in every model year with a page, 20 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 15 owners who gave a mileage for dead battery were under about 80,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 8% of Chevrolet Captiva complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report dead battery has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2018 at 31 (full calendar years only). In 2023 there were 3. None has come in so far in 2026. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Second generation (Captiva Sport, US fleet)
| Year | Complaints | A year | Recalls | Most reported | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 135 | 10 | 0 | Battery dies or the car will not start (20) | 65,000 |
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2015 (14).
Year by year
2014 Chevrolet Captiva
135 owner complaints, 10 for each year on the road (1.8 times the model median). Most reported: dead battery (20 reports, median 80,000 miles), stalling (11 reports, median 80,000 miles) and traction control light (10 reports, median 67,000 miles). 7 reports involved a crash and 15 people were hurt. No recalls.
Questions
What is the most common problem on the Chevrolet Captiva?
Dead battery, with 20 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Captiva have?
No recall covers the Chevrolet Captiva model years 2014 on this site.
How many Chevrolet Captiva complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
8% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for dead battery on the Chevrolet Captiva?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.