2026 Chevrolet Traverse

Standard SUV · gas

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

Fuel economy
22mpg1
20 city · 26 highway
CO₂ 404 g/mi · 251 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$2,2503
per year · EPA's estimate
EPA
Power
328hp4
rated
EPA
Crash rating
5of 5 ★5
frontal 5 · side 5 · rollover 4
1 recall campaign6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
4,690lb8
2,127 kg
NHTSA
Warranty
—10
Chevrolet
How much to run it22 mpg · $2,250 / yr
Combined
22 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration TRAVERSE FWD
City · highway
20 · 26EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
404 g/mi2EPA251 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 251 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,2503EPAEPA's estimate
EPA's own annual estimate, on EPA's assumptions (15,000 miles, 55% city, EPA's fuel price)
At this week's price
$2,709 / yr3EPA · EIA$13,546 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs328 hp
Power
328 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
2.5 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (A8)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Front-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe5 of 5 ★ · 1 recall
Crash rating
★★★★★5NHTSA
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, front-wheel-drive 2026 Traverse · as of 2026-09-10
Frontal · side · rollover
5 · 5 · 4NHTSAof 5 stars each
the three tests behind the overall rating
Recall campaigns
16NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming TRAVERSE ICE (2026) · as of 2026-09-10
1 campaign, what and when
  • 2026-02-26Equipment · other · owners/service/other manual — Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. 26V114000
Complaints per 10,000 built
—7NHTSA
Complaints on file
247NHTSA3 severe
NHTSA complaint file for this model year, nameplate scope
What owners complain about
Electrical system7Engine4Service brakes4Unspecified4Forward collision avoidance · adaptive cruise control3

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big4,690 lb
Kerb weight
4,690 lb8NHTSA2,127 kg
the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP); corroborated by the EPA test weight
EPA test weight
4,750 lb9EPA2,155 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
Ownership—
Warranty
—10Chevrolet
On the road in New York
9,20211NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration TRAVERSE FWD (20 city, 26 highway). EPA data dated 2026-06-15, the date EPA wrote the workbook in 26data.zip.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 404 g/mi, or 251 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: EPA's own annual estimate for this car is $2,250, on EPA's assumptions. At this week's price it is $2,709: 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon — the U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly U.S. average for regular gasoline, all formulations, on 2026-09-14. Five years at that price: $13,546. Both are estimates; neither is a measured figure.↩
  4. Power: 328 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA's overall rating for the front-wheel-drive 2026 Traverse — frontal 5, side 5, rollover 4 stars. NHTSA data as of 2026-09-10.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (TRAVERSE ICE), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints: NHTSA holds 24 for the 2026 Traverse, 3 of which describe a crash, fire, injury or death. The rate per 10,000 built is not computed: not published in this market-year — complaint_rate: no row in this market-year carries it from a source that measures it (0/392).↩
  8. Kerb weight: the crash-tested vehicle (NHTSA NCAP), 4,690 lb (2,127 kg); corroborated by the EPA test weight.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 4,750 lb (2,155 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: not carried. The warranty table compiled from each maker's published statement has no verified entry for Chevrolet for 2026 in this market.↩
  11. Registrations: 9,202 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 2026 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →