NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Chevrolet Cruze Recalls
The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 5, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 732
- Crashes reported
- 38
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
20 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 16V502000
- Reported
- July 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,367
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2016 Cruze, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist
- Campaign
- 13V360000
- Reported
- August 15, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 292,879
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Cruze
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 12V288000
- Reported
- June 22, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 413,148
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Cruze
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting
- Campaign
- 12V289000
- Reported
- June 22, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 53,239
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Cruze
Steering: gear box: shaft sector
- Campaign
- 11V270000
- Reported
- May 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 128,911
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 11V273000
- Reported
- May 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,308
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 102, transmission shift position and starter interlock
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze
Steering
- Campaign
- 11V221000
- Reported
- April 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,100
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze
2011 Chevrolet Cruze complaints by year
NHTSA has received 732 owner complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, the newest on September 9, 2026. Of these, 38 describe a crash (5%) and 20 a fire; owners reported 39 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, the component group named most often is the engine (35%), followed by the power train (26%) and the electrical system (13%).
1 of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze's 7 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2011 Chevrolet Cruze owners gave the mileage (580 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine257
- Power Train193
- Electrical System96
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)75
- Unknown Or Other75
- Vehicle Speed Control70
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 53 | |
| 2012 | 69 | |
| 2013 | 63 | |
| 2014 | 121 | |
| 2015 | 81 | |
| 2016 | 75 | |
| 2017 | 57 | |
| 2018 | 62 | |
| 2019 | 50 | |
| 2020 | 36 | |
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 121. 42% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze drew 3.4× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Cruze year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Chevrolet Cruze years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 732 complaints about the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Cruze by model year
Other 2011 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted