NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Chevrolet Cruze Recalls
The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 10, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Chevrolet Cruze. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 250
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 18V304000
- Reported
- May 10, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 111,966
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 Cruze
Seats: front assembly: head restraint
- Campaign
- 17V057000
- Reported
- January 26, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,197
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 2017 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 2011–2015 Cruze, 6 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 16V498000
- Reported
- July 1, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,913
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze
2016 Chevrolet Cruze complaints by year
NHTSA has received 250 owner complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, the newest on September 17, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (8%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, the component group named most often is the engine (41%), followed by the electrical system (24%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).
1 of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2016 Chevrolet Cruze owners gave the mileage (149 complaints), the median was 56,639 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine102
- Electrical System59
- Unknown Or Other43
- Fuel/Propulsion System35
- Power Train31
- Air Bags21
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 32 | |
| 2019 | 42 | |
| 2020 | 44 | |
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 44. 45% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Cruze year in the same window: 5th highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 250 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Cruze by model year
Other 2016 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted