Chevrolet Traverse — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Chevrolet Traverse deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | 2.5T I4 |
|---|---|
| Power | 328 |
| 0–100 km/h | 7.0 (UNVERIFIED) |
| New price US | 40800-57400 |
| New price EU | not sold (UNVERIFIED) |
| New price CN | not sold (UNVERIFIED) |
| Used price signal | 2024+ under pressure; V6 2022-2023 hold |
| Value call | 2022/2023 V6 with records; avoid entire 2.5T era for now |
| Sweet-spot year | 2023 |
| Years to avoid | 2024; 2025; 2026 |
| Reliability flag | Gen2 V6 mature; Gen3 2.5T guilty-until-proven-innocent (stall investigation) |
| Biggest risk | 2.5T engine stall (PIP6102, no repair procedure) on 2024-2026 |
| Community verdict | Old V6 yes; new 2.5T not until investigations close |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Second gen, late cycle · Mature V6/9-speed; 9-speed shift harshness on some · Routine campaigns · US $24,000–30,000 (UNVERIFIED) |
| 2022 | Second gen, refresh carried · Late-cycle calibrations improved; solid with records · Routine campaigns · US $27,000–33,000 (UNVERIFIED) |
| 2023 | Second gen, final year · Most mature of the gen; value/risk sweet spot per used analysis · Routine campaigns · US $30,000–36,000 (UNVERIFIED) |
| 2024 | Third-gen redesign: 2.5T, 8-speed · Infotainment freezes, build-quality faults, trans leaks; ePhaser service update (17 VINs) · Trans-leak TSB; ePhaser service update · US $34,000–42,000 (UNVERIFIED) |
| 2025 | Redesign, second year · CR recommendation stripped; AWD fault bulletin; stall investigation opens · AWD interim fix; PIP6102 stall investigation · US $37,000–47,000 (UNVERIFIED) |
| 2026 | Carryover · Stall investigation ongoing; no repair procedure yet · PIP6102 active; AWD investigation · New $40,800–$57,400 |
Sweet-spot year: 2023
Years to skip: 2024; 2025; 2026