Selling a junk Chevrolet Trax
Any Trax sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Chevrolet Trax
NHTSA has 1,089 owner complaints on file for the Chevrolet Trax, model years 2015 to 2022, the 271st-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are engine (208, 19%), electrical system (155, 14%), other (133, 12%). 77 complaints involved a crash, 22 a fire, and 71 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 40,000 miles. The 2019 model year has the most complaints (194). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is engine, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a blown engine: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Chevrolet Trax by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 148 | Electrical system | 19 | 2 | 7 | 41,909 |
| 2016 | 192 | Engine | 12 | 2 | 5 | 55,000 |
| 2017 | 189 | Engine | 13 | 5 | 3 | 34,000 |
| 2018 | 154 | Suspension | 3 | 3 | 2 | 36,457 |
| 2019 | 194 | Engine | 12 | 4 | 2 | 24,843 |
| 2020 | 160 | Electrical system | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29,000 |
| 2021 | 39 | Electrical system | 8 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Chevrolet Trax recalls
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (3), suspension (2), equipment (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2015 model year, suspension (campaign 19V652000, Sep 2019): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. A joint in one or both of the front lower control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in t…
- 2017 model year, suspension (campaign 19V312000, Apr 2019): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. A joint in one or both of the front lower-control arms may have been improperly welded. An improperly welded joint may break, resulting in t…
- 2019 model year, air bags (campaign 18V774000, Nov 2018): 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," pre…
- 2015 model year, air bags (campaign 17V437000, Jul 2017): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehi…
- 2015 model year, air bags (campaign 16V651000, Sep 2016): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ES…
What a Chevrolet Trax is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Trax on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Chevrolet Trax worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Trax gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Chevrolet Trax that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Chevrolet Trax?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Chevrolet Trax numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.