FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet Captiva

Owners have filed 465 complaints about the Chevrolet Captiva with NHTSA across model years 2011 to 2015. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Chevrolet Captiva

198 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2012 Chevrolet Captiva

100 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet Captiva year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2015 B 23 3 0 60,000 Electrical System
2014 D 198 13 5 64,000 Electrical System
2013 C 143 1 6 76,896 Engine & Cooling
2012 B 100 0 2 60,000 Electrical System
2011 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Chevrolet Captiva

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 140 30.1%

Worst in 2014

Engine & Cooling 98 21.1%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2014

Steering 19 4.1%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 14 3.0%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 14 3.0%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 13 2.8%

Worst in 2013

Fuel & Propulsion 12 2.6%

Worst in 2013

Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 2.2%

Worst in 2014

Lights 9 1.9%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 1.7%

Worst in 2014

Seat Belts 3 0.6%

Worst in 2013

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet Captiva, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2012 peak 16 Jan 2026

Chevrolet Captiva problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Chevrolet Captiva

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.