MODELYEARINDEX

Chevrolet Traverse

3,111 complaints across 12 scored model years and 27 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Chevrolet Traverse Full report
F
Grade 2010–2021
2011 vs model median 2.4×
Model median3× median
Steering 83
Engine 77
Driver Assist 68
Avoid

2010 · 2011

Best

2013 · 2021

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.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
2.02× 338 F
2011
2.39× 413 F
2012
0.82× 134 C
2013
0.53× 70 B
2014
1.62× 255 D
2015
1.09× 152 C
2016
0.82× 130 C
2017
0.67× 95 B
2018
1.90× 300 D
2019
1.65× 245 D
2020
0.91× 130 C
2021
0.51× 74 B
2022 P
0.76× 133 B
2023 P
0.72× 117 B
2024 P
1.06× 202 B
2025 P
1.62× 323 C

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG22
City / Highway19.5 / 25.5
Engine2.5L, 4 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$2,800

Recalls

27 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
14V266000 SEAT BELTS 2010–2014 1,339,355
14V118000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW 2010–2013 1,176,407
23V334000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2014–2017 995,085
15V415000 STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE 2010–2012 691,144
10V375000 SEAT BELTS 2010 207,210
20V668000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2018–2020 194,105
14V614000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2014 106,307
14V223000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 2014 51,640

+ 19 further campaigns

Others in Midsize SUVs

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

Model Years to avoid Grade
Acura MDX
20162020
C
Audi Q7
20172021
C
Audi Q8
2019
C
BMW X5
20112021
D
BMW X6
none flagged
C
Dodge Durango
20112012
C
Dodge Journey
20142015
C
Dodge Nitro
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 2011 Traverse
Complaints in window
413
Severity-weighted
543.5
Model median (weighted)
227
vs model median
2.39×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
5
Open investigations
0
Score 27.7 F