Chevrolet Trax vs Nissan Rogue Sport: which is more reliable?
The Nissan Rogue Sport is ahead of the Chevrolet Trax on the federal record, 82/100 against 74/100 — a real but narrow gap that a bad model year on either side closes.
The record, side by side
Chevrolet Trax
- 10 model years scored
- 932 owner complaints on record
- about 25 complaints per year on the road
- 20 recall campaigns, 12 safety-critical
- best year 2022 (94/100) · worst 2024 (44/100)
Nissan Rogue Sport
- 6 model years scored
- 370 owner complaints on record
- about 9 complaints per year on the road
- 8 recall campaigns, 6 safety-critical
- best year 2022 (90/100) · worst 2019 (70/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Trax against Rogue Sport
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Chevrolet Trax
- Engine — 261 complaints
- Electrical System — 239 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 151 complaints
Nissan Rogue Sport
- Engine — 85 complaints
- Electrical System — 75 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 72 complaints
Both nameplates have Engine as their largest complaint group, so the choice between them is about how often, not about what.
Years to avoid on each
Chevrolet Trax — avoid: 2024, 2025.
Nissan Rogue Sport: no model year scores below 45; the strongest are 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Chevrolet Trax prices at about $30,500 and a Nissan Rogue Sport at about $23,700 — the Nissan Rogue Sport is roughly $6,800 less, and they return 30.0 against 28.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Chevrolet Trax or the Nissan Rogue Sport more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Nissan Rogue Sport scores 82/100 against the Chevrolet Trax's 74/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Chevrolet Trax and Nissan Rogue Sport years should I avoid?
Chevrolet Trax: 2024, 2025. Nissan Rogue Sport: no year scores below 45. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Chevrolet Trax and the Nissan Rogue Sport?
The largest complaint group on the Chevrolet Trax is Engine (261 complaints); on the Nissan Rogue Sport it is Engine (85).
Is the Chevrolet Trax or the Nissan Rogue Sport cheaper to own?
A recent used Chevrolet Trax prices at about $30,500 and a Nissan Rogue Sport at about $23,700, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.