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Chevrolet Trax years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2024. Best years: 2021.
The 2024 Chevrolet Trax draws the most owner complaints for its age: 174, or 58 for each year on the road, against a median of 11 a year across the 8 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2024 is infotainment (39 reports).
- 658complaints
- 8recall campaigns
- 6model years with a page
Newest report Sep 27, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
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Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2024
Most reported: infotainment (39 reports, median 25,000 miles) and engine failure (28 reports, median 28,000 miles).
Best years
2021
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
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. Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026.
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 2024 has the most complaints of any Chevrolet Trax year here: 174 of 658 (26%).
- Problem across the years
- The top problem moves around from year to year. Misfire leads in 2 of the 6 model years and has the most reports overall, 82. Pooled across the years, half of the 51 owners who gave a mileage for misfire were under about 55,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 9% of Chevrolet Trax complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2017, 12 of its 113 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 5 model years where owners report misfire has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2019 at 111 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 101. So far in 2026, 114 more have come in.
Photo: Elise240SX, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Elise240SX, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2015 (96), 2020 (97), 2021 (24), 2025 (87).
Year by year
2026 Chevrolet Trax
16 owner complaints so far; too new to call. 3 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. No recalls.
2024 Chevrolet Trax avoid
174 owner complaints, 58 for each year on the road (5.2 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (39 reports, median 25,000 miles), engine failure (28 reports, median 28,000 miles) and stalling (20 reports, median 36,883 miles). 9 reports involved a crash and 17 people were hurt. 1 recall: 23V-744 on the electrical system.
2019 Chevrolet Trax
134 owner complaints, 17 for each year on the road (1.5 times the model median). Most reported: suspension (19 reports, median 10,000 miles), turbo problems (17 reports, median 81,000 miles) and misfire (16 reports, median 72,400 miles). 9 reports involved a crash and 8 people were hurt. 2 recalls, including 19V-312 on the suspension system and 18V-774 on the airbags.
2018 Chevrolet Trax
101 owner complaints, 11 for each year on the road (1.0 times the model median). Most reported: suspension (34 reports, median 10,500 miles), turbo problems (13 reports) and stalling (11 reports). 2 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. 2 recalls, including 19V-652 on the suspension system and 19V-312 on the suspension system.
2017 Chevrolet Trax
113 owner complaints, 11 for each year on the road (1.0 times the model median). Most reported: misfire (20 reports, median 80,000 miles), turbo problems (15 reports, median 82,000 miles) and stalling (12 reports). 10 reports involved a crash and 5 people were hurt. 3 recalls, including 19V-652 on the suspension system and 19V-312 on the suspension system.
2016 Chevrolet Trax
120 owner complaints, 11 for each year on the road (1.0 times the model median). Most reported: misfire (22 reports, median 70,000 miles), airbag (19 reports, median 46,890 miles) and stalling (15 reports, median 47,350 miles). 9 reports involved a crash and 4 people were hurt. 5 recalls, including 16V-422 on the electrical system and 16V-257 on the equipment.
Recalls that cover several model years
A joint in one or both of the front lower control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in the partial separation of the lower control arm from the vehicle.
A joint in one or both of the front lower-control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in the partial separation of the lower-control arm from the vehicle.
In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test.
Questions
What Chevrolet Trax years should you avoid?
The 2024 Chevrolet Trax draws the most owner complaints for its age: 174, or 58 for each year on the road, against a median of 11 a year across the 8 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2024 is infotainment (39 reports).
What are the best years for the Chevrolet Trax?
The 2021 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 24, or 4 for each year on the road. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Chevrolet Trax?
Misfire, with 82 reports across the 6 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2016 and 2017.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Trax have?
8 recall campaigns cover the Chevrolet Trax model years 2016 to 2026 on this site. The widest, 19V-312 on the suspension system, covers 3 model years.
How many Chevrolet Trax complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
9% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2017 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for misfire on the Chevrolet Trax?
No. None of the 5 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.