Chevrolet Traverse - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Chevrolet Traverse owners have reported a total of 7,860 problems for their cars built in the 19 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Chevrolet Traverse. The 2011 Chevrolet Traverse cars have the most problems reported (930 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Chevrolet Traverse

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 Traverse	37
2025 Traverse	306
2024 Traverse	215
2023 Traverse	121
2022 Traverse	136
2021 Traverse	111
2020 Traverse	297
2019 Traverse	578
2018 Traverse	679
2017 Traverse	427
2016 Traverse	384
2015 Traverse	416
2014 Traverse	872
2013 Traverse	292
2012 Traverse	581
2011 Traverse	930
2010 Traverse	903
2009 Traverse	574
2008 Traverse	1

🔍 Common problems of Chevrolet Traverse

The following chart shows the 34 most common problems for Chevrolet Traverse cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (1,178 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (1,042 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Chevrolet Traverse

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	1,178
Air Bag	1,042
Steering	949
Power Train	899
Electrical System	850
Equipment	660
Electronic Stability Control	467
Service Brakes	410
Vehicle Speed Control	288
Other Fuel System	212

Seat Belt	162
Forward Collision Avoidance	117
Structure	110
Suspension	93
Visibility	87
Exterior Lighting	70
Wheel	49
Seats	45
Lane Departure	37
Back Over Prevention	31
Tire	28
Gasoline Fuel System	22
Traction Control System	21
Unknown Or Other	6
Other/i Am Not Sure	5
Carry Handle, Shell, Base	5
Latches/locks/linkage	3
	3
Electronic Stability Control (esc)	3
Tether, Lower Anchor (on Car Seat Or Vehicle)	2
Child Seat	2
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	2
Air Brake	1
Parking Brake	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Chevrolet Traverse of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Traverse model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Chevrolet Traverse model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Traverse Model Years

Traverse Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	136	64,012	4	0.53
2021	111	117,444	5	0.19
2020	297	160,855	6	0.31
2019	578	156,649	7	0.53
2018	679	128,261	8	0.66
2017	427	138,916	9	0.34
2016	384	106,433	10	0.36
2015	416	111,839	11	0.34
2014	872	99,591	12	0.73
2013	292	62,891	13	0.36
2012	581	117,454	14	0.35
2011	930	128,821	15	0.48
2010	903	82,719	16	0.68
2009	574	74,594	17	0.45

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Chevrolet Traverse is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2026 Traverse	23
2025 Traverse	229
2024 Traverse	71
2023 Traverse	20
2022 Traverse	17
2021 Traverse	12
2020 Traverse	15
2019 Traverse	39
2018 Traverse	68
2017 Traverse	19
2016 Traverse	28
2015 Traverse	23
2014 Traverse	34
2013 Traverse	7
2012 Traverse	11
2011 Traverse	33
2010 Traverse	23
2009 Traverse	15

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