"How reliable is the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse?"

"Based on 517 NHTSA complaints, the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse has a median complaint mileage of 23500 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 517 total complaints filed."

2019 Chevrolet Traverse: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 517 complaints

517

Total Complaints

23,500mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,750 25th Percentile

23,500 Median Mileage

50,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

132

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ENGINE

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

STEERING

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

SEAT BELTS

SUSPENSION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EAST HILLS CHEVROLET OF FREEPORT (LOCATED AT 42 EAST SUNRISE HIGHWAY, FREEPORT, NY 11..."

"WHEN BRAKING TO DO A U-TURN AND NOT STOPPING THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND DOESN'T COME BACK ON RIGHT AWAY. AND IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT FROM A CAR FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. WE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 MONTHS AND IT'S HAPPENED ABOUT FIVE TIMES NOW."

"MY VEHICLE HAS THE FUEL ECONOMY SHUTDOWN SYSTEM AND IT'S NOT WORKING. IT USED TO SHOT DOWN WHILE ON A STOP AND THEN RESTART WHENEVER THE BREAKS WERE NOT ENGAGED NOW IT'S NOT DOING ANYTHING. THE AUTO STOP DOESN'T WORK IT'S STAYS ON A HIGH IDLE AT ALL TIMES"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

POWER TRAIN 132 complaints

25th: 19,450 mi Median: 56,000 mi 75th: 82,224 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 96 complaints

25th: 11,000 mi Median: 29,000 mi 75th: 46,434 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 87 complaints

25th: 3,000 mi Median: 15,000 mi 75th: 17,900 mi

ENGINE 56 complaints

25th: 12,250 mi Median: 18,000 mi 75th: 30,738 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 56 TX: 54 FL: 34 NY: 32 MI: 27 OH: 26 PA: 26 GA: 25 NC: 19 IL: 17

Who Files Complaints?

0.2%

Original Owners

99.8%

Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Traverse — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2009	581	87,000	STEERING	26
2010	922	75,000	STEERING	25
2011	945	72,000	ENGINE	31
2012	587	88,000	ENGINE	16
2013	294	76,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	14
2014	879	67,000	AIR BAGS	10
2015	416	49,000	AIR BAGS	15
2016	380	46,800	AIR BAGS	16
2017	415	38,000	AIR BAGS	17
2018	636	25,000	POWER TRAIN	14
2020	265	40,000	ENGINE	19
2021	102	57,500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	7
2022	115	47,000	POWER TRAIN	3
2023	92	33,500	POWER TRAIN	9
2024	183	3,900	SERVICE BRAKES	0
2025	270	9,995	SERVICE BRAKES	8

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