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2015 Chevrolet Trax engine problems

The 2015 Chevrolet Trax has 23 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

23

Engine complaints

16%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Trax engine complaints by model year49 complaints2015: 23 complaints2016: 45 complaints2017: 45 complaints2018: 29 complaints2019: 37 complaints2020: 21 complaints2021: 7 complaints2022: 5 complaints2024: 49 complaints2025: 12 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Trax engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

EXPERIENCED SEVERE MECHANICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS THE ENGINE OVERHEATING, TEMPERATURE GAUGE BREAKING, COOLANT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING, BATTERY HAVING TO BE REPLACE TWICE, BRAKES OVERHEATING, BRAKES UNABLE TO COME TO A FULL STOP, BRAKES SQUEAKING, VEHICLE SQUEAKING WHEN BACKING UP, THROTTLE JUMPING, AND…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 11, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2015 Chevrolet Trax have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Trax engine — 16% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.