2015 Chevrolet Trax: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Trax include 1 report of a fatality, alongside 13 crashes and 2 fires across 94 filings.

94
Complaints
7
Recalls
13
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
6
Injuries
161.7
Severity index

Severity index 161.7 - 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: 161.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2015 Chevrolet Trax sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 143 2015 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2015 Chevrolet Trax ranks 14 of 143 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 90% of its model-year peers. See the full 2015 ranking.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 22 complaints (23.4%)22 23%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 21 complaints (22.3%)21 22%Power TrainPower Train: 18 complaints (19.1%)18 19%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 14 complaints (14.9%)14 15%SteeringSteering: 13 complaints (13.8%)13 14%Air BagsAir Bags: 12 complaints (12.8%)12 13%Service BrakesService Brakes: 8 complaints (8.5%)8 9%SuspensionSuspension: 7 complaints (7.4%)7 7%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE2223.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2122.3%
POWER TRAIN1819.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1414.9%
STEERING1313.8%
AIR BAGS1212.8%
SERVICE BRAKES88.5%
SUSPENSION77.4%

Complaints filed per year

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Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20152
201625
20174
20189
201915
202014
20218
20225
20236
20242
20253
2026 (year to date)1
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V65200012/09/2019SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINTGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. 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 vehi
16V65100008/09/2016AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500
15V16200020/03/2015EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured August 26, 2014, to February 9, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Trax vehicles manufactured October 13, 2014, to February 3, 2015. The affected vehicles have tire placards that do not provide
16V42200010/06/2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWAREGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax, and 2013-2015 Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver fails to fasten their seatbelt or
17V43700010/07/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrole
15V14600013/03/2015STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Encore vehicles manufactured November 27, 2014, to February 24, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Trax vehicles manufactured November 18, 2014, to February 17, 2015. The steering column assembly housing may contact the pow
16V25700028/04/2016EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic and Trax vehicles and 2013-2015 Chevrolet Spark vehicles equipped with a Bring Your Own Media radio. The affected radios may fail to provide an audible warning chime when the driver, after turning
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.