Midsize SUVs · 2nd gen generation
Fair Below average
It scores 30 out of 100 for reliability compared with other midsize SUVs. Over the next 5 years we expect it to cost about $18,237 to own, including $4,890 in repairs.
Early estimate: this rating uses our own sales estimate for the Chevrolet Traverse.
Reliability
30/100
Below average
Repairs, 5 years
$4,890
at 12,000 mi a year
Fuel, 5 years
$9,273
22 mpg, $3.40/gal
Price today
$18,101
$15,929 – $20,273, estimate
Recalls
3
on record
Owner complaints
412
filed with NHTSA
These are estimates, not guarantees. They come from public NHTSA complaint and recall data and EPA fuel economy, assuming 5 years of ownership and 12,000 miles a year. Change the assumptions or see how it works.
Expected over 5 years, by area of the car.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadillac XT6 vehicles. The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019 Buick Encore, Chevrolet Spark, Traverse, and Trax vehicles. The Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM) on these vehicle may not have been turned off of "manufacturing mode," preventing the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash.
Check whether a specific car still has open recalls with its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Of the years we rate, the 2017 scores best (85/100) and the 2024 worst (22/100).
| Year | Reliability |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Not rated yet |
| 2026 | Not rated yet |
| 2025 | Not rated yet |
| 2024 | 22/100 |
| 2023 | 42/100 |
| 2022 | 53/100 |
| 2021 | 74/100 |
| 2020 | 41/100 |
| 2019 | 30/100 |
| 2018 | 27/100 |
| 2017 | 85/100 |
| 2016 | 79/100 |
| 2015 | 81/100 |
Not especially. It scores 30 out of 100, below average for midsize SUVs; the 2015, 2016 and 2017 scored better.
It scores 30 out of 100 against other midsize SUVs from 2015 to 2024, which is below average. Based on 412 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, we expect about $4,890 in repairs over the next 5 years at 12,000 miles a year.
About $18,237 over 5 years: $4,074 in lost value, $4,890 in repairs and $9,273 in fuel at $3.40 a gallon. A typical one sells for about $18,101 today.
Of the years we rate, the 2017 scores best (85/100) and the 2024 worst (22/100).
3 recalls on record with NHTSA.