2018 Chevrolet Trax: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 100 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Trax and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is suspension, named in 34 of them.

100
Complaints
2
Recalls
2
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
2
Injuries
36.0
Severity index

Severity index 36.0 - Medium. 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: 36.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2018 Chevrolet Trax sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 121 2018 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2018 Chevrolet Trax ranks 82 of 121 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 32% of its model-year peers. See the full 2018 ranking.

What actually fails

SuspensionSuspension: 34 complaints (34.0%)34 34%EngineEngine: 28 complaints (28.0%)28 28%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 18 complaints (18.0%)18 18%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 17 complaints (17.0%)17 17%Power TrainPower Train: 11 complaints (11.0%)11 11%SteeringSteering: 9 complaints (9.0%)9 9%Service BrakesService Brakes: 9 complaints (9.0%)9 9%WheelsWheels: 6 complaints (6.0%)6 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SUSPENSION3434.0%
ENGINE2828.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1818.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1717.0%
POWER TRAIN1111.0%
STEERING99.0%
SERVICE BRAKES99.0%
WHEELS66.0%

Complaints filed per year

017342018: 12019: 342020: 52021: 102022: 92023: 112024: 122025: 82026: 10 (partial year)18193420212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20181
201934
20205
202110
20229
202311
202412
20258
2026 (year to date)10
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V31200018/04/2019SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINTGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2019 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 ve
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
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.