Used car safety, rank #157 of 181
Chevrolet Trax 2WD Safety Rating (2017-20)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2017-20 Chevrolet Trax 2WD, a small SUV, compared with its class and with the current model.
The 2017-20 Chevrolet Trax 2WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 89 per million registered vehicle years against a small SUVs average of 42.6, which is 109% above the class average. That places it #157 of 181 used vehicles with a safety score of 17.5/100.
What the Chevrolet Trax death rate means
At 89 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Chevrolet Trax 2WD is 109% worse than the small SUVs average of 42.6. The 95% confidence interval is 57 to 121, entirely above the class average, so the gap is unlikely to be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 63 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Chevrolet Trax. It is no higher than the Chevrolet Trax's own driver death rate. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used SUVs
The safest small SUVs in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Chevrolet Trax 2WD highlighted. It ranks 9 of the 9 shown; the class leader is the Toyota C-HR at a death rate of 2.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota C-HR | 2018-20 | 2 (0 to 7) | 79.4 | n/a | n/a |
| Honda CR-V 4WD | 2020 | 14 (0 to 36) | 66.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Santa Fe 2WD | 2019-20 | 17 (0 to 39) | 63.8 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Santa Fe 4WD | 2019-20 | 19 (0 to 37) | 62.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Toyota RAV4 hybrid 4WD | 2019-20 | 20 (0 to 40) | 61.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Jeep Compass 2WD | 2017-20 | 27 (6 to 48) | 52.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 4WD | 2017-20 | 28 (3 to 53) | 50.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Chevrolet Equinox 4WD | 2020 | 30 (0 to 62) | 48.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Chevrolet Trax 2WD (this page) | 2017-20 | 89 (57 to 121) | 17.5 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for small SUVs: 42.6 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
The new Chevrolet Trax
Death rates lag the market by several years. For the current Chevrolet Trax we score IIHS crash tests instead; here is how the latest model years rate on our new-car scale.
| Model year | Model | IIHS award | New-car score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chevrolet Trax | No award | 63.7 |
New-car scores use a different scale (crash tests, not death rates) and are not directly comparable with the 17.5 used-car score above.
Safety recalls for the Chevrolet Trax 2WD
No recalls on record for the 2020 model year.
Chevrolet Trax 2WD: Common Questions
Is the Chevrolet Trax 2WD a safe car?
Not on this measure: its drivers died at a higher rate than its class average. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 89 per million registered vehicle years for the 2017-20 Chevrolet Trax 2WD, 109% above the class average (42.6 for small SUVs). That earns a used-car safety score of 17.5 out of 100 and rank #157 of 181 used vehicles.
What is the Chevrolet Trax 2WD driver death rate?
89 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 57 to 121. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Chevrolet Trax died at a rate of 63 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2017-20 models.
How does the Chevrolet Trax 2WD compare with other small SUVs?
The small SUVs class averages 42.6 driver deaths per million; the Chevrolet Trax 2WD sits at 89. Among the 9 small SUVs compared above it ranks 9 by safety score; the top of that group is the Toyota C-HR with a death rate of 2.