Chevrolet Cruze by model year

5,796 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Cruze across 9 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Chevrolet Cruze

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2011	1,116
2012	1,354
2013	939
2014	1,106
2015	385
2016	398
2017	295
2018	166
2019	35

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2019	35	Drivetrain & axles (23%)	2	31 to 37	5 stars
2018	166	Engine (18%)	3	31 to 37	5 stars
2017	295	Engine (26%)	2	31 to 37	4 to 5 stars
2016	398	Engine (27%)	4	26 to 34	4 stars
2015	385	Engine (27%)	4	26 to 32	5 stars
2014	1,106	Engine (21%)	10	26 to 32	5 stars
2013	939	Engine (25%)	5	26 to 32	5 stars
2012	1,354	Engine (23%)	7	26 to 32	5 stars
2011	1,116	Engine (27%)	7	26 to 32	5 stars