The Chevrolet Trax data below spans U.S. market performance, 2025 specifications, 2024 crash testing, and recalls affecting certain vehicles. The figures mix observed measurements with GM estimates and forecasts, so each period, population, geography and limitation matters.
Key Chevrolet Trax Statistics
The most quotable Chevrolet Trax statistics in this overview are:
- In 2023, GM sold 1,067,687 crossovers in the United States, across compact, small, midsize and luxury categories.
- In the 2023 full-year U.S. affordable small-SUV segment, Chevrolet held a 26% retail share with Trax and Trailblazer combined.
- U.S. Trax retail share in the small-SUV segment rose from 4% in April 2023 to 22% in November 2023.
- GM estimated the 2023 U.S. vehicle industry total at 16 million units.
- The 2025 U.S.-market Trax uses a 1.2-liter turbocharged three-cylinder gasoline engine.
- For the 2025 model year, the Trax produces 137 horsepower and 162 lb-ft of torque.
- Chevrolet lists 30 mpg combined as GM-estimated fuel economy for the 2025 U.S.-market Trax.
- Chevrolet gives the 2025 Trax an approximate 3,000-pound curb weight, varying by trim and optional equipment.
- The 2025 Trax offers 54.1 cubic feet of maximum cargo volume in the U.S. specification.
- The 2025 U.S.-market Trax has five seats and a 60/40 split-folding rear seat.
- In the 2024 driver-side small-overlap test, the Trax recorded 2 cm of maximum lower-hinge-pillar intrusion.
- In the 2024 passenger-side small-overlap test, lower-hinge-pillar intrusion reached 8 cm.
- The 2024 driver dummy recorded HIC-15 of 198 and chest compression of 23 mm in the driver-side small-overlap test.
- The 2024 passenger dummy recorded HIC-15 of 122 and chest compression of 25 mm in the passenger-side small-overlap test.
- In the 2024 centered 31-mph passenger-car test, the standard system reduced speed by 27 mph.
- In the 2024 crossing-child pedestrian test at 25 mph, the standard system avoided a collision.
- IIHS rated 2024–26 Trax headlights Marginal, with 2024 low-beam straightaway visibility of 81.0 m on the right edge and 48.9 m on the left edge.
- GM recall A232424320 covers certain 2024 Trax vehicles and provides a no-charge VCU software update for a virtual-cockpit display defect.
Contents
- Chevrolet Trax sales and market-share trends
- Chevrolet Trax engine, fuel and operating data
- Trax size, seating and cargo statistics
- Chevrolet Trax crash-test measurements
- Driver assistance and occupant-protection statistics
- Chevrolet Trax recall and service statistics
Chevrolet Trax Sales and Market-Share Trends
GM’s 2023 sales release provides useful context but does not publish a Trax-only unit total. It reports company and segment measures, while the Trax share observations below concern the U.S. small-SUV market.
| Measure | Period and population | Result |
|---|---|---|
| GM crossover sales | 2023, U.S.; all listed crossover categories | 1,067,687 vehicles |
| GM-estimated industry total | 2023, U.S.; all vehicles | 16 million vehicles |
| Trax retail share | April 2023, U.S. small-SUV segment | 4% |
| Trax retail share | November 2023, U.S. small-SUV segment | 22% |
| Trax + Trailblazer retail share | 2023 full year, U.S. affordable small-SUV segment | 26% |
Source: 2024 Chevrolet Trax / GM Q4 2023 Sales Release. GM defines affordable SUVs here as those with base MSRP below $27,000, and the 4% and 22% figures are selected monthly points rather than a continuous monthly series.
GM also reported 75,883 total EV sales in the United States in 2023, up 93% year over year. That is a GM-wide EV measure, not a Trax result; the cited Chevrolet specification describes the Trax as gasoline-powered.
GM’s estimated U.S. vehicle-industry sales forecast for 2024 was 16 million vehicles. This is a forward-looking industry estimate, not an actual Trax outcome, and should not be read as a model forecast.
Chevrolet Trax Engine, Fuel Economy and Operating Data
The Chevrolet specification page describes the 2025 U.S.-market Trax as a small SUV powered by a 1.2-liter turbocharged three-cylinder gasoline engine. Its manufacturer-listed output is 137 horsepower and 162 lb-ft of torque.
| 2025 U.S.-market specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Engine | 1.2-liter turbocharged three-cylinder gasoline |
| Power | 137 horsepower |
| Torque | 162 lb-ft |
| Combined fuel economy | 30 mpg, GM-estimated |
| Approximate curb weight | 3,000 lb |
| Minimum gasoline octane | 87 |
Source: 2025 Trax | Small SUV | Chevrolet. The 30 mpg figure is GM-estimated, and the approximate weight varies by trim and optional equipment.
Chevrolet specifies regular unleaded gasoline with a minimum 87 octane rating and states that the 2025 Trax is E85 compatible. E85 compatibility does not quantify fuel economy when using E85, so these facts should not be treated as an E85 efficiency comparison.
Trax Size, Seating and Cargo Statistics
The 2025 U.S.-market Trax is specified with five seats and a rear seat that folds in a 60/40 split. Chevrolet lists maximum cargo volume at 54.1 cubic feet, but the cited specification does not state the seating configuration associated with that maximum figure.
| Interior measure | 2025 U.S.-market Trax result | Definition or limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Seating capacity | 5 seats | Manufacturer specification |
| Maximum cargo volume | 54.1 cubic feet | Maximum configuration; seating position is not stated |
| Rear-seat design | 60/40 split-folding | Feature description, not a seat-position cargo measurement |
Source: 2025 Trax | Small SUV | Chevrolet.
The cargo figure is therefore best used as a maximum capacity statistic, while the split-folding design describes flexibility rather than a separate measured volume. The approximate 3,000-pound curb weight also belongs to the operating context, but Chevrolet cautions that trim and optional equipment affect it.
Chevrolet Trax Crash-Test Injury and Intrusion Measurements
IIHS crash-test statistics are controlled laboratory measurements on specified test vehicles. They are not real-world injury rates, probabilities or guarantees for every Trax configuration.
| 2024 IIHS test | Intrusion or body measurement | Dummy measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Driver-side small overlap | Lower-hinge pillar 2 cm; footrest 1 cm | HIC-15 198; chest compression 23 mm |
| Passenger-side small overlap | Lower-hinge pillar 8 cm; footrest 6 cm | HIC-15 122; chest compression 25 mm |
| Original moderate overlap, 1LS driver | Brake pedal 6 cm | Chest compression 20 mm |
| Updated side test, 1RS driver | — | Torso deflection 38 mm; pelvis force 5.5 kN |
Source: 2024 Chevrolet Trax.
In the driver-side small-overlap test, the driver dummy’s neck tension was 1.0 kN, neck extension bending moment was 11 Nm, and maximum Nij was 0.20. Maximum tibia indexes were 0.51 on the left and 0.57 on the right, while foot accelerations were 52 g on the left and 30 g on the right.
The passenger-side test recorded right-knee displacement of 4 mm. The original 2024 moderate-overlap test recorded right tibia axial force of 3.2 kN and right-foot acceleration of 71 g; that original test is distinct from the updated moderate-overlap evaluation.
Chevrolet Trax Driver-Assistance and Occupant-Protection Statistics
IIHS evaluated several assistance and visibility measures for the 2024 Trax. Applicability varies by model year, trim and build date; the updated side rating applies to 2025 vehicles built before January 2025 as stated in the report.
| IIHS measure | Result | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Low-beam straightaway visibility, right edge | 81.0 m | 2024 Trax all trims |
| Low-beam straightaway visibility, left edge | 48.9 m | 2024 Trax all trims |
| High-beam straightaway visibility, right edge | 116.3 m | 2024 Trax all trims |
| High-beam straightaway visibility, left edge | 56.3 m | 2024 Trax all trims |
| Headlight rating | Marginal | 2024–26 model ratings |
Source: 2024 Chevrolet Trax. The visibility distances are IIHS test-course measurements, not universal driving ranges.
In the centered passenger-car front-crash-prevention tests, the standard system reduced speed by 27 mph at 31 mph and by 17 mph at 37 mph. In the 25-mph crossing-child pedestrian test, the Trax avoided a collision; these are controlled test outcomes rather than real-world avoidance rates.
IIHS rated the Trax seat-belt reminder Acceptable and reported a reminder duration of at least 90 seconds. That duration is a laboratory vehicle measurement, not a population-level compliance statistic.
Chevrolet Trax Recall and Service Statistics
Recall coverage is VIN-specific and does not necessarily include every vehicle from a model year. Owners should verify an individual vehicle through NHTSA or Chevrolet before assuming that a campaign applies.
GM recall A232424320, described in a December 2023 notice, covers certain 2024 Buick Encore GX, Envista and Chevrolet Trax vehicles. The virtual cockpit display can black out at startup or while driving, and GM’s remedy is a VCU software update that may be delivered over the air.
Source: GM Important Safety Recall A232424320. GM states that the remedy is provided at no charge, but the notice does not quantify owner time or incidental costs.
A separate May 2024 emission recall, A242435780, covers certain 2024 Trax vehicles equipped with the 1.2L LIH gasoline engine. After an Auto Engine Stop/Start event, the condition can illuminate the check-engine light or cause rough running or engine knock; GM says engine damage could occur if the vehicle is driven with engine knock.
Source: GM DCS6904 Emission Recall A242435780. The correction is engine-control-module reprogramming with no parts required, and GM lists 0.2 labor hours for verified-module software/calibration plus 0.3 labor hours for engine-control-module reprogramming in warranty operations.
Those published labor-operation times are not guaranteed customer waiting times. Both recall documents describe conditions and remedies for certain VINs, not measured failure rates across all Chevrolet Trax vehicles.