Chevrolet Captiva

175 complaints across 4 scored model years and 2 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Chevrolet Captiva Full report

Grade 2012–2015

2014 vs model median 1.6×

Model median3× median

Electrical 21

Drivetrain 10

Engine 8

Weakest

2012 · 2014

Best

2013 · 2015

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Chevrolet Captiva
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2012	1.09×	46	C
2013	0.91×	43	B
2014	1.57×	75	C
2015	0.37×	10	A

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	23
City / Highway	20 / 28
Engine	2.4L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,800

Recalls

2 campaigns on record.

Treat that as a minimum. NHTSA's lookup does not answer to this model's published name, so its campaigns are collected one trim at a time and the list may be short of the full count.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
11V591000	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID	2012	3,150
12V301000	PARKING BRAKE	2012	2,070

Recall work is free at any franchised dealer, whoever owns the car and however old it is. Check a specific car’s VIN on NHTSA’s register before you buy — an unrepaired campaign is among the most commonly missed items on a used vehicle.

Others in Subcompact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	2018	C
Audi E-Tron	none flagged	C
Audi Q3	20202021	C
BMW X1	2014	C
Buick Encore	2015	C
Buick Encore GX	none flagged	B
Cadillac XT4	none flagged	B
Chevrolet Trax	none flagged	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2014 Captiva

Complaints in window: 75
Severity-weighted: 107.5
Model median (weighted): 69
vs model median: 1.57×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 0
Open investigations: 0

Score 60.8 C