2018 Chevrolet Cruze problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze include 1 fatality report, 17 crashes and 3 fires across 109 filings.

109
Complaints
3
Recalls
17
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
7
Injuries
116.2
Severity index

Severity index 116.2 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 116.2p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 6 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 95% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 27 complaints (24.8%)27 25%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 24 complaints (22.0%)24 22%Power TrainPower Train: 23 complaints (21.1%)23 21%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 14 complaints (12.8%)14 13%Service BrakesService Brakes: 13 complaints (11.9%)13 12%SteeringSteering: 9 complaints (8.3%)9 8%Air BagsAir Bags: 8 complaints (7.3%)8 7%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 6 complaints (5.5%)6 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE2724.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2422.0%
POWER TRAIN2321.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1412.8%
SERVICE BRAKES1311.9%
STEERING98.3%
AIR BAGS87.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM65.5%

Complaints filed per year

012232018: 72019: 232020: 222021: 102022: 122023: 82024: 102025: 102026: 7 (partial year)18192320212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20187
201923
202022
202110
202212
20238
202410
202510
2026 (year to date)7
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (28 against 44).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V66800029/10/2020POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadill
18V57600030/08/2018SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPERGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pisto
18V30400010/05/2018FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Cruze LS vehicles, equipped with a gasoline engine and a tire inflator kit instead of a spare tire. The vehicles may leak gasoline following a rear-impact crash and a rollover. As such, these vehicles fail to comp

Other Chevrolet Cruze model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 8 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.