2025 Chevrolet Trax Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 108 owner complaints for the 2025 Chevrolet Trax.

Recalled components: backover prevention and rearview camera. Most-described problem: backup camera problems (11 complaints, 10%). Most-reported area: electrical system (39 complaints, 36%).

Too new to rank against other Trax years

The 2025 Trax has not had three full years of owner complaints yet.

No Trax year stands out enough to avoid. Based on owner complaints, not adjusted for sales.

Every Trax year ranked

1Safety recalls

108Owner complaints

11Complaints citing a crash

5Complaints citing a fire

Check your Trax for open recalls

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Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Nov 11, 2026

The Trax went on sale in the US for the 2015 model year.

1 safety recall for the 2025 Chevrolet Trax

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Backover prevention and rearview camera

Aug 20, 2026

sensing system · camera

NHTSA 26V-539
306,511 vehicles

The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.

Risk: A rearview image that does not display correctly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

The fix and full notice

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 30, 2026. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is A262554900. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on August 20, 2026.

General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2024-2025 Buick Envista, 2024-2026 Buick Encore GX, Chevrolet Trailblazer, and 2025 Chevrolet Trax vehicles.

NHTSA listing: TRAX. Chevrolet campaign A262554900.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA's investigations file, dated Nov 12, 2026, lists no investigations for the 2025 Chevrolet Trax.

What owners report

Owners have filed 108 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Trax. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

Backup camera problems11 · 10%
Check engine light10 · 9%
Infotainment or touchscreen failures9 · 8%
Smoke or a burning smell6 · 6%
Gauge cluster or speedometer failure5 · 5%
Loss of power or limp mode4 · 4%
Hesitation or slow acceleration3 · 3%
Jerking, lurching or harsh shifting3 · 3%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

Electrical system39 · 36%
Engine16 · 15%
Forward collision avoidance13 · 12%

Most named: automatic emergency braking (7); warnings (6)
Backover prevention and rearview camera11 · 10%
Fuel and propulsion system9 · 8%
Air bags7 · 6%
Brakes6 · 6%
Unknown or other23 · 21%

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Chevrolet Trax recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2025 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2019 Trax drew the most (56).

Owner complaints

2025: 108 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Chevrolet Trax
Model year	Complaints
2015	96
2016	120
2017	114
2018	102
2019	136
2020	98
2021	26
2022	9
2024	184
2025	108
2026	20

Safety recalls

2025: 1 recall

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Safety recalls by model year, Chevrolet Trax
Model year	Recalls
2015	7
2016	5
2017	3
2018	2
2019	2
2020	0
2021	0
2022	0
2024	1
2025	1
2026	0

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

Tested version	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover
CHEVROLET TRAX SUV FWD Rollover risk 15.5%	Not rated		Not rated
Chevrolet Trax Early Release SUV FWD Rollover risk 15.5%

2025 Trax MPG

EPA rates the 2025 Chevrolet Trax up to 30 mpg combined.Every version and fuel cost

Questions

What are the most common 2025 Trax problems?

In the 108 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2025 Chevrolet Trax, the problems described most are backup camera problems (11), the check engine light coming on (10), and infotainment or touchscreen failures (9). NHTSA does not verify complaints, and one complaint can describe several problems.

Is the 2025 Chevrolet Trax safe?

In NHTSA crash tests every tested version of the 2025 Chevrolet Trax earns 4 stars overall. The table above lists each tested version.

Is NHTSA investigating the 2025 Chevrolet Trax?

No. NHTSA's investigations file, dated Nov 12, 2026, lists no investigations for the 2025 Chevrolet Trax.

How do I check if my Trax has an open recall?

Enter the 17-character VIN from your dashboard, door jamb or registration at nhtsa.gov/recalls. The lookup lists unrepaired recalls for that exact vehicle. Safety recall repairs are free at Chevrolet dealers.

Sources and method

NHTSA recalls file (NHTSA datasets), dated Nov 12, 2026; every campaign checked against NHTSA's recalls API.
NHTSA owner complaints file, dated Nov 11, 2026. Counted by complaint number, so a complaint naming three components counts once in the total.
NHTSA investigations file, dated Nov 12, 2026. Defect petitions, which ask NHTSA to open an investigation, are listed apart and only while open. Audit queries, which check whether a company met its recall and reporting duties rather than whether a vehicle has a problem, are not listed.
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (NCAP).
NHTSA model names covered: TRAX.

Complaint counts are unverified owner reports. They rise with sales volume and time on the road, so compare model years with care. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.