2018 Chevrolet Cruze problems
Owners have filed 166 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Chevrolet Cruze. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (14%) and brakes (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 166 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 25,000 miles 94 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 41 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 94 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 25,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 16,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 27 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2018 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Chevrolet Cruze with enough data (124 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
All airbags were deployed during the accident except drivers side (steering wheel). The vehicle was in motion on city street.
On I35 south bound just north of oseola ia. At 73 miles an hour something came loose on left front car took a hard left no control crashing into cable barrier in median. 3 people on board 2 front 1 rear. None can explain what happened it happened so fast. Left front wheel and axle were not found at the seen of the accident left front was completely gone. Only 4 airbags of the 10 on board deployed.
Hubby was rear ended by a car going 45+ miles an hour, the drivers side seat belt did not lock it is now locked in a fully extended position. After impact, he said there was smoke in the car from what looked like the airbag should have inflated, but did not. He was almost stopped for a red light and hit from behind. The seat belt should have locked tight and it did not.