GMC Envoy vs Chevrolet Traverse

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	GMC Envoy	Chevrolet Traverse
Complaints on file	3,281	7,917
Model years covered	1995–2009	2009–2026
Worst model year	2002	2011
Best model year	2001	2026
Crashes reported	218	260
Fires reported	129	54
Injuries reported	164	174
Deaths reported	14	3
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	16%	6.2%

GMC Envoy by year

1 3 1 24 13 41 10 629 511 483 682 470 285 103 25

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 728 22.2%

Electrical System 681 20.8%

Lights 279 8.5%

Engine & Cooling 273 8.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 213 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 191 5.8%

Airbags 160 4.9%

Brakes 103 3.1%

Chevrolet Traverse by year

584 922 945 587 296 881 422 382 432 674 571 294 113 136 117 206 323 32

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,204 15.2%

Airbags 1,052 13.3%

Steering 954 12.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 901 11.4%

Electrical System 830 10.5%

Other & Unspecified 590 7.5%

Stability & Traction Control 516 6.5%

Brakes 398 5.0%