Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Chevrolet Trax.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator … |
| 2025-07-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I purchased my vehicle on January 6, 2025. Two days later, the check engine light came on. After struggling to reach an… |
| 2025-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that while her niece was driving 40 MPH, she became aware th… |
| 2025-04-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have replaced five catalytic converters since I have owned this vehicle. Please advise. |
| 2025-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We have had problems with this vehicle since we purchased it 2yrs ago. It started with loosing power once in awhile, th… |
| 2025-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2016 Chevrolet Trax experienced turbocharger failure in June 2024. Initial minor acceleration inconsistencies progresse… |
| 2024-12-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Seat Belt clips are not present, they have been cut out of the vehicle. |
| 2024-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the key fob failed to unl… |
| 2024-08-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The paint is peeling on the 2016 Chevy Trax. When I looked up the issue, I noticed tons of people had complaints about … |
| 2024-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Turbo has gone out and vehicle won't accelerate |
| 2024-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I noticed there are 5 recalls on the yr make and model of my suv and I need it fixed plz |
| 2024-03-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I discovered lubricant leaking from the rear differential. After a quick check for recalls. there are none for this. I … |
| 2024-02-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2016 chevy Trax has had 4 replacement of the the thermostat housing assembly with sensor. It causes the engine light… |
| 2023-11-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 11/12/2023 Loss of power when driving up a hill.- felt some backwards drift. 11/13-14/2023 Shuttering vibration and eng… |
| 2023-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2016 Chevrolet Trax experienced loss of power while driving on the highway. I experienced moments where it would not… |
| 2023-09-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Motor mount bolt snapped and engine fell while driving car…also recalled item (lower control arms) where not repaired…I… |
| 2023-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger side air bag light does not indicate that the airbag is on. This happens very often when you sit in the passe… |
| 2023-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Sensors don’t detect passenger in front seat |
| 2023-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | While driving on the highway at 80mph engine light came on and the car began to lose speed and would not accelerate. I… |
| 2023-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This site is useless. There are so many complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Trax on here, but yet nobody is doing anyth… |
| 2022-12-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I was driving on the freeway at a speed of approx 70 mph when my check engine light came on with a noticeable decrease … |
| 2022-10-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My trax turbo went out at like 60K and caused my car to shake and stall whenever I was breaking. This would happen at l… |
| 2022-10-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | the turbo leaked into the converter causing the engine to catch fire |
| 2022-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This vehicle has turbo problems which can lead to a fire and potentially explosion, there should be a recall in place … |
| 2022-07-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I see in the past that there is/was a recall on the airbag system for the 2016 Chevrolet Trax. My front passenger airba… |
| 2022-06-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I went to GM to have my recall fixed and they denied me service as they said they didn’t have the tool and it looked ok… |
| 2022-05-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | My vehicle was has had 2 separate front end accidents. Both caused major damage. This last time my car was totaled out.… |
| 2022-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Turbo underboost causes check engine light and sputtering at acceleration |
| 2022-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | After having the car for 3 years with only 45000 miles, purchased in 2019 with 7000 miles on it, my car keeps jerking l… |
| 2022-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A/C Dashboard Control Selector Linkage No Longer Working. The dampener linkage cable from Hot/Cold Selector Knob contr… |
| 2022-03-01 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT | No | 0 | Bought 2016 Trax January 2019 with 19000 miles. In 2022, with only 31000 miles, I have had multiple issues. First, my d… |
| 2021-12-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased the 2016 Chevy Trax used. The car has 68,000 miles on it. I've had issues with this car since I purchased i… |
| 2021-09-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Delayed sensor response for ignition coil failure causing a breakdown in a freeway |
| 2021-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The air in the car started blowing warm in 2021. I took it to the dealership and they said maybe a leak. They did a lea… |
| 2021-08-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The turbocharger in my Chevrolt Trax suffered a stuck wastegate actuator on an interstate while coming up to speed, whi… |
| 2021-04-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I Brought This Car As Is Bical Auto Mall. (The Dealership), I Took The Car To Get Checked Out The First Time And It Had… |
| 2021-02-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The air bag light randomly came on about two yeatago and never went off. The engine(turbo) has been having problems for… |
| 2021-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The paint is pealing off. |
| 2021-01-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE OVERHEATED NOT SETTING OFF ANY SENSORS, EMERGENCY LIGHTS OR NOTIFICATIONS, ONLY NOTIFICATION WAS WHEN THE VEHIC… |
| 2020-12-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I TURN LEFT, THE RIGHT SIDE MAKES A POPPING NOISE AROUND THE BALL JOINT. RESERVOIR COOLANT TANK LEAKS, AND NO TEMP… |
| 2020-12-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE SHIFT BUTTON STICKS WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK WHICH 1. DOES NOT ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED AND 2. ALLOWS THE … |
| 2020-12-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CHEVY TRAX WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SCANNED THE CAR WHEN SHE GOT HOME. CODE WAS P04… |
| 2020-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH IT THAT I COULD'VE PAID IT OFF BY NOW IF I WASN'T … |
| 2020-11-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE PAINT ON THE LIFT GATE FLAKE OFF. |
| 2020-09-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | ONE MORNING WHEN GOING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT … |
| 2020-09-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LATCH PART THAT KEEPS THE TRUNK DOOR CLOSED DOESN'T LOCK ALL OF THE WAY. THIS ALSO MAKES THE CAR'S OPEN DOOR SENSOR STA… |
| 2020-08-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | MY 2016 TRAX SLID INTO REAR OF A CAR WHO SUDDENLY BRAKED WHILE WE BOTH TRAVELLED ON HIGHWAY. I BROKE TOO. PROBABLY HIT… |
| 2020-07-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WON'T CHOOSE A GEAR AND FLIPS BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH WHILE AT HIGH RPM. THE C… |
| 2020-07-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PAINT STARTED TO PEEL OFF THE BACK PANEL OF MY CAR UNDER THE BACK WINDOW. DEALERSHIP AND CHEVY SAID IT DID NOT QUA… |
| 2020-07-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. VEHICLE HESITATE AND SHUDDER WHEN WHEN DRIVING AND IDLING. |