Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2018 Chevrolet Cruze has 3 recalls, 107 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
3
Recalls
107
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
20V668000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Ter...
18V576000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacros...
18V304000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Cruze LS vehicles, equipped with a gasoline engine and a tire inflator kit instead of...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2018 Chevrolet Cruze 5 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | SEAT BELTS | The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spe... |
| Feb 26, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Unknown. The car seems to stall or slip when accelerating as is misfiring. It cuts off in the middle... |
| Feb 15, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The steering started to shake. The car seat started to shake as well. It felt very unsafe, but the... |
| Feb 9, 2026 | ENGINE | -The engine experienced internal failure resulting in low compression in cylinder 1. The failure has... |
| Nov 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Hesitate to change gears properly. Engine stalling. RPM will rive up. Sounds like the transmission w... |
| Aug 22, 2025 | ENGINE | My vehicle would jerk while driving and sometimes not want to even go at a stop light when it turned... |
| Aug 19, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The car is making a whistling sound, the check engine light is on and it has low power. Also wanting... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I own a 2018 Chevrolet Cruze, and the infotainment touchscreen system has completely frozen with the... |
| Aug 4, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The infotainment touchscreen on my 2018 Chevrolet Cruze has become unresponsive and frozen on the st... |
| Jun 13, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | P0325 knock sensor multiple occurrences of sluggish performance causing safety risk when entering in... |
| May 13, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | Service safety restraint system. Airbags are potentially at risk to not deploy if a wreck was to occ... |
| Mar 7, 2025 | ENGINE | EGR Cooler issues. Has been confirmed by dealer. CEL light on. I’ve been told GM “has issues” with t... |
| Mar 5, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | While sitting at a stop light the hydraulic clutch line failed causing the clutch pedal to stick to ... |
| Dec 20, 2024 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Purchased new in 2019 – 32k miles - Oil changes every 6 months. Lightly driven, no modifications, al... |
| Dec 7, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | The rear brakes are gouging the rotors on both wheels. The car has less than 26,000 miles on it. F... |
| Sep 28, 2024 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 9/28/2024 abs light and traction control light came on my 2018 chevy Cruze LT along with steering as... |
| Aug 11, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | My transmission started acting up around 70,000 miles. I noticed symptoms like stalling when backing... |
| Jun 26, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Cruze. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, t... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2018 Chevrolet Cruz. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spee... |
| Apr 18, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | tpms light 3 tirees affected to expensive to replace Chevrolet needs to inquire about the life of th... |