2016 Chevrolet Trax problems
NHTSA has received 192 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Trax, and 25% of them involve engine. After that come electrical system (12%) and air bags (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 192 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 47,000 miles 101 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 | 27 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 23 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 101 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 47,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 69,000 miles (20 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Chevrolet Trax with enough data (127 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
We had an single car crash. The car went over a curb and down an embankment and [xxx] near took out a wooden walk way with people near by on the walkway it ended up totaling ($20,000 in damage ) our brand new chevy trax 2016. And when all 11.......... Airbags right 11 airbags and not one when off and we both had seat belt on but I still managed to hit my head so hard I had an small indent in my head and u would think brand new car and 11 air bags u think you would b save ....?? But not in a chevy!!!!
Vehicle received side impact on drivers side, air bags never deployed and drivers side rear wheel was ripped off from vehicle
I had a 2016 chevrolet trax and I had a accident and it was to the front of my trax and the insurance totaled it but the air bags did not deployed. 2016 chevrolet trax the VIN # [xxx] I was just seeing if they were a defective air bags in the car .
My 2016 Chevrolet Trax experienced loss of power while driving on the highway. I experienced moments where it would not accelerate. This put myself and other drivers at risk due to the random loss of power. There was no warning there was any issue with the vehicle prior to this event. In addition, I have experienced A/C failure. I have had this inspected and multiple components replaced by a service shop, but it still is not working.The vehicle is available for inspection upon request.