2023 Chevrolet Traverse: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 84 complaints about the 2023 Chevrolet Traverse and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is power train, named in 26 of them.

84
Complaints
2
Recalls
5
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
8
Injuries
100.0
Severity index

Severity index 100.0 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 100.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2023 Chevrolet Traverse sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 80 2023 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2023 Chevrolet Traverse ranks 21 of 80 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 74% of its model-year peers. See the full 2023 ranking.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 26 complaints (31.0%)26 31%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 18 complaints (21.4%)18 21%EngineEngine: 17 complaints (20.2%)17 20%Service BrakesService Brakes: 11 complaints (13.1%)11 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (9.5%)8 10%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 5 complaints (6.0%)5 6%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 5 complaints (6.0%)5 6%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 3 complaints (3.6%)3 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN2631.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1821.4%
ENGINE1720.2%
SERVICE BRAKES1113.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER89.5%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM56.0%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING56.0%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING33.6%

Complaints filed per year

014292023: 122024: 192025: 292026: 24 (partial year)2324252926
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
202312
202419
202529
2026 (year to date)24

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V04200002/02/2023POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Chevrolet Blazer and Traverse vehicles. The left-side half-shaft assemblies may be missing a retaining ring.
23V17200016/03/2023POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Cadillac XT6, GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Blazer, Traverse, and 2022-2023 Cadillac XT5 vehicles. The transmission may have been built with an incorrect sun gear, which can result in the driver-side half-shaft disengaging from the tran
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.