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Chevrolet Cruze · 2018

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V668000·2020-10-29

    GM Recalls Vehicles for Missing Start-Stop Accumulator Bolts

    General Motors is recalling specific 2018-2020 vehicles because missing bolts on the start/stop accumulator may cause transmission leaks, loss of propulsion, or fire.

    Product
    GMC — GMC, CHEVROLET, CADILLAC TERRAIN, CRUZE, EQUINOX, XT4
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V576000·2018-08-30

    GM Recalls 2018-2019 Vehicles for Rear Brake Caliper Coating Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2018-2019 Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, and Cadillac vehicles because rear brake caliper pistons may have insufficient coating, potentially reducing braking performance.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, CADILLAC, BUICK IMPALA, VOLT, XTS, BOLT EV
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V304000·2018-05-10

    GM Recalls 2016-2018 Chevrolet Cruze Vehicles for Fuel Leak Risk

    General Motors is recalling 2016-2018 Chevrolet Cruze LS vehicles because they may leak gasoline after a rear-impact crash and rollover, increasing fire risk.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET CRUZE
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20185/5

    2 trims tested for 2018; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE20011 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel/propulsion system
  • AQ12002 Audit Query · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
  • PE12010 Preliminary Evaluation · engine

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2011 · powertrain 176 complaints, median 65,000 mi
  • 2012 · powertrain 126 complaints, median 65,000 mi
    Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2014 · engine 118 complaints, median 70,000 mi
    Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2013 · engine 118 complaints, median 87,000 mi
    Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2013 · powertrain 108 complaints, median 49,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

916 manufacturer service bulletins across 10 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2019: 4.1/5 · 21 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2018: 3.6/5 · 109 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2017: 3.5/5 · 201 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2016: 3.3/5 · 249 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2015: 3.3/5 · 251 complaints · most complained-of: engine

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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