2016 Chevrolet Traverse: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 380 complaints
380
Total Complaints
46,800mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
16
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

20,020 25th Percentile
46,800 Median Mileage
60,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
161
POWER TRAIN
35
ENGINE
31
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
25
STEERING
24
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
18
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
18
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
15
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
8
SERVICE BRAKES
6

Severity Assessment

16
Crashes
1
Fires
17
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V609000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V609000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALS..."
"PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED. WE WERE DRIVING ON AN OPEN RURAL HIGHWAY WITH NO VEHICLES NEAR US IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER WAS ABOUT 75 DEGREES AND SUNNY. ALL WINDOWS WERE UP AND THE A/C WAS ON. WE HEARD AN EXPLOSION WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BLOWING OUT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WI..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28