2021 Chevrolet Traverse problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 86 NHTSA owner complaints, 3 recall campaigns and government crash-test data for 2021 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles.
Vehanta risk score out of 100, calculated only from the counted evidence below — not a guess, and not an opinion.
- Owner complaints — 86 NHTSA complaints on file-2
- Recalls — 3 recall campaigns for this model year-9
- Crash / fire reports — 4 crash reports and 0 fire reports among complaints-1
- Injuries / fatalities — 6 injuries and 0 deaths reported-1
- NCAP safety rating — 5-star overall government crash rating+10
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2021 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM17 reports
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER14 reports
- POWER TRAIN10 reports
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING7 reports
- SERVICE BRAKES6 reports
- ENGINE5 reports
- STEERING3 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER3 reports
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2 reports
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM2 reports
Recalls (3)
- POWER TRAIN21V817000
Braun Corporation (Braun) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Chevrolet Traverse wheelchair accessible vehicles with Power In-floor Ramp conversion. The screw and clip that hold the inner wheel-well plastic shroud in place may chafe against the transmission case, possibly resulting in a transmission fluid leak.
- AIR BAGS21V472000
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave vehicles. During service by dealers, certain vehicles may have received incorrect air bag calibration software that may affect frontal airbag deployment.
- AIR BAGS22V210000
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Chevrolet Traverse and 2021-2022 Buick Enclave vehicles. The harness connector to the left or right side roof rail air bag may have incompatible electrical terminals, which could prevent the air bags from deploying in a crash.
Crash-test ratings
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