2023 Chevrolet Traverse

Standard SUV · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
21mpg1
18 city · 27 highway
CO₂ 417 g/mi · 259 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$2,8383
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
310hp4
rated
EPA
Crash rating
4of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 4 · rollover 4
2 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Test weight
4,500lb9
2,041 kg · EPA test class
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Chevrolet
How much to run it21 mpg · $2,838 / yr
Combined
21 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Traverse FWD
City · highway
18 · 27EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
417 g/mi2EPA259 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 259 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,8383EPA · EIAestimate · $14,191 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs310 hp
Power
310 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
3.6 L, 6 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic 9-spdEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Front-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe4 of 5 ★ · 2 recalls
Crash rating
★★★★☆5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 2023 Traverse · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
5 · 4 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
26NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming TRAVERSE (2023) · as of 2026-09-10
2 campaigns, what and when
  • 2023-02-02Power train · driveline · driveshaft — A missing retaining ring on the half-shaft can cause half-shaft inner joint separation, resulting in a loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is placed in park. Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash. 23V042000
  • 2023-03-16Power train · automatic transmission — A half-shaft disengaging from the transmission can result in a loss of drive power or vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is placed in park. Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash. 23V172000
Complaints per 10,000 built
4.897NHTSA88 complaints, 7 severe · 179,912 built
computed here: 88 complaints ÷ 179,912 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Power train27Electrical system18Engine17Service brakes12Unspecified9

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big4,500 lb
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
4,500 lb9EPA2,041 kg
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Standard SUVEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
SUVNHTSA
as NHTSA lists it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Warranty
3 years10Chevrolet36,000 mi
Chevrolet's published 2023 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
9,56011NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Traverse FWD (18 city, 27 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 417 g/mi, or 259 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $14,191. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 310 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the front-wheel-drive 2023 Traverse — frontal 5, side 4, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (TRAVERSE), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Traverse nameplate (88, of which 7 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 179,912 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. The NHTSA crash-test file's figure is not below this car's EPA test weight (4,500 lb) by 0-1000 lb.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Chevrolet's published 2023 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 9,560 Traverses of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2023 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →