2026 Chevy Trax: Too new to judge
The 2026 Chevrolet Trax has been on the road for 13 months, short of the five years we need to rate it. Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA so far. That's 3.6× the rate other Trax years drew in their first 13 months, per vehicle sold.
The biggest problem area, counting serious complaints more, is the air bags (20% of complaints).
- Complaint index
- 3.6×
- partial: first 13 months
- Rank
- Not ranked
- rated after five years
- Complaints
- 20
- in 13 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 bags20% · 4 complaints
- Seats and belts10% · 2 complaints
- Brakes30% · 6 complaints
- Speed control15% · 3 complaints
- Fuel and propulsion15% · 3 complaints
- Engine10% · 2 complaints
- Steering10% · 2 complaints
- Lights10% · 2 complaints
- Driver assistance5% · 1 complaints
- Electrical5% · 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 93 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.
- PIC6611H · October 2026PI provides information on how to obtain a restricted radio
- PIC6626B · October 2026PI created to guide technicians through radio restriction process
- PIC6540K · September 2026This Preliminary information communicates to dealers a procedure to reset the radio.
- PIT6457C · September 2026This preliminary information is for technicians that may see DTCs that are history and should not perform any part replacements.
- PIT5698F · September 2026This PI provides Diagnostics tips on how the LIN bus works and how to diagnosis it.
- 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.
Questions owners ask
- Is the 2026 Chevrolet Trax reliable?
- The 2026 Chevrolet Trax has been on the road for 13 months, short of the five years we need to rate it. Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA so far. That's 3.6× the rate other Trax years drew in their first 13 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 (20%), the seats and seat belts (10%) and the brakes (30%). 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 November 9, 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