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Second generation · first-year watch

2026 Chevrolet Trax, day 256

  • 14complaints since Dec 31, 2025
  • 0recalls
  • 3involved a crash

Newest report Sep 6, 2026 · checked Sep 13, 2026

Changed since August

  • 1 new complaint in September, about airbags.
  • Nothing filed yet on sticky steering, transmission failure, engine failure or fire.
  • 51st most complaints of the 69 2026 models on this site.
2026 Chevrolet Trax
Photo: Elise240SX, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

What's been reported

NHTSA's own component codes. One report can cite several.

  • Other
    3
  • Airbags
    3
  • Fuel and propulsion
    2
  • Steering
    2
  • Brakes
    2
  • Seat Belts
    2
  • Electrical
    1
  • Engine
    1

Recent reports

“Was parking into a handicap space and all of a sudden the car accelerated by itself”

Filed Sep 6, 2026

“In the last three weeks, I have received a warning that Service Safety Restraint System: Your airbags or seat belt may not work properly during a crash. Schedule service soon.”

Filed Aug 10, 2026

“I was driving 70MPH down the highway, electronics blacked out, when they finally came back, the check engine light came on. Got to dealership, had 18 codes, engine, transmission, and electronics issues. Car is two weeks old with 498 miles on it.”

Filed Mar 20, 2026

“While driving on the interstate vehicle begin to surge and lag with a check engine light appearing. Vehicle never became disabled but after reading it sounds like this a very known issue with Trax’s. Chevy app stated it was the emissions control system which is most common for purge valve failure. GM needs to issue a recall as the purges valve in every Trax is defective just like the did with earlier models.”

Filed Dec 31, 2025

Recalls

Whether your car is included depends on its VIN. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

No recalls on file for this model year.

The log

Complaints by the month NHTSA received them, newest first. Dark bars mark a month with a recall or an investigation.

Sep 2026
1Airbags
Aug 2026
2Speed control, Seat Belts
Jul 2026
2Steering, Service Brakes, Air
Jun 2026
2Airbags, Seat Belts
May 2026
2Brakes, Exterior Lighting
Apr 2026
1Brakes
Mar 2026
2Electrical, Engine
Feb 2026
1Fuel and propulsion
Jan 2026
0
Dec 2025
1Fuel and propulsion

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