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Chevrolet Trax · 2013

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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Severity pendingNHTSA·16V257000·2016-04-28
GM Recalls 2013-2016 Chevrolet Vehicles for Theft Protection Software Defect
General Motors is recalling certain 2013-2016 Chevrolet Sonic, Trax, and Spark vehicles because the radio software may fail to provide an audible warning chime, increasing the risk of vehicle theft.
Product
CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET TRAX, SPARK, SONIC
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide

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

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

2024 · engine — 35 complaints
Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2025 · electrical — 28 complaints
Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2019 · electrical — 22 complaints
2017 · engine — 21 complaints
Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2016 · engine — 21 complaints, median 77,000 mi
Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

1,048 manufacturer service bulletins across 14 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

2026: 4.4/5 · 13 complaints
2025: 3.9/5 · 82 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
2024: 3.7/5 · 169 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
2022: 4.5/5 · 9 complaints · most complained-of: engine
2021: 4.2/5 · 24 complaints · most complained-of: electrical

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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