2026 Chevrolet Trax: Too new to judge
The 2026 Chevrolet Trax has been on the road for 11 months, short of the five years we need to rate it. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA so far. That's 5.5× the rate other Trax years drew in their first 11 months, per vehicle sold.
The biggest problem area, counting serious complaints more, is the air bags (19% of complaints).
- Complaint index
- 5.5×
- partial: first 11 months
- Rank
- Not ranked
- rated after five years
- Complaints
- 16
- in 11 months so far
- Recalls
- 0
- campaigns
Photo: 2024 Chevrolet Trax 1LT · Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Problem areas
Ranked by severity-weighted complaints · share · median miles- Air bags19% · 3 complaints
- Seats and belts13% · 2 complaints
- Brakes31% · 5 complaints
- Speed control13% · 2 complaints
- Fuel and propulsion19% · 3 complaints
- Steering13% · 2 complaints
- Driver assistance6% · 1 complaints
- Electrical6% · 1 complaints
- Engine6% · 1 complaints
- Powertrain6% · 1 complaints
Bars rank problem areas by complaints weighted for severity (crashes, fires, injuries and deaths count more). A complaint can name more than one area. Mileage is reported on about half of complaints.
Recalls
Check a VIN on NHTSA ›NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2026 Chevrolet Trax.
A recall only helps if the repair was done. Enter the vehicle's 17-character VIN on NHTSA's official recall lookup before you buy.
Service bulletins
Chevrolet sent NHTSA 88 service bulletins and other notices to dealers covering the 2026 Trax. These are repair instructions, not recalls. Warranty extensions and bulletins about its top problem areas:
- 25-NA-065 · March 2025This informational bulletin instructs the tech when fuel/fluid is needed to be tested and where it can be sent for analysis.
- PIC6629F · September 2026This PI is to instruct dealer on diagnostic procedures that need to be completed prior to replacing a radio or IPC display
- PIT5995B · September 2026This Preliminary Information provides the dealer information of the location of the rear seat child anchors.
- PIP4902W · September 2026This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.
- PIT6541 · August 2026This Preliminary information communicates to the technicians a diagnostic tip if a technician loses communication with the image processor #2 and how to restore communication
- PIC6551C · August 2026This Preliminary information communicates to dealer to perform a MEC reset for wireless projection issues
- PIC6660 · August 2026This Preliminary information communicates to the technician the repairs direction for addressing a customer concern of no airflow from dash vents when using air conditioning after an extended drive…
- PIC6600A · August 2026This Preliminary information communicates to the technician and customer the location and function of each lamp inside the headlamps assembly based on trim levels.
Questions owners ask
- Is the 2026 Chevrolet Trax reliable?
- The 2026 Chevrolet Trax has been on the road for 11 months, short of the five years we need to rate it. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA so far. That's 5.5× the rate other Trax years drew in their first 11 months, per vehicle sold. Ratings compare Trax years with each other using complaints filed with NHTSA; they don't measure every problem owners have.
- What are the most common 2026 Trax problems?
- Owners' complaints most often involve the air bags (19%), the seats and seat belts (13%) and the brakes (31%). A complaint can name more than one area.
- Has the 2026 Chevrolet Trax been recalled?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2026 Chevrolet Trax.
Sources
Owner complaints, recalls and manufacturer communications from NHTSA's public data files, as of September 24, 2026. Complaints are counted once each, over the model year's first 60 months on the road. UsedScore is not affiliated with NHTSA or Chevrolet. The 2026 Chevrolet Trax on NHTSA.gov · How we rate