2015 Chevrolet Traverse

GM Authority (opens in a new tab) says the 2015 Traverse replaces three of its exterior colors with three new ones, following the extensive midcycle refresh for 2013. Carvana (opens in a new tab) places it as a late-cycle update year of the first generation that began in 2009, carrying over the 2013 refresh's design.

Reliable Chevrolet (opens in a new tab) lists new colors Siren Red and Blue Velvet. Kelley Blue Book (opens in a new tab) lists 19 mpg combined for every trim, with 17 city and 24 highway, and its price page puts used 2015 Traverses at $6,700 for the LS up to $8,675 for the LTZ at a dealer.

NHTSA lists five recall campaigns for the 2015 Traverse. 15V044000 covers Goodyear Fortera HL tires on early-built 2015 Traverses, Enclaves and Acadias that may experience tread cracking. 21V246000 covers side curtain air bags that may not be properly attached, and 21V782000, 22V246000 and 23V334000 each cover a driver's air bag inflator that may explode during deployment, with dealers replacing the driver's air bag module.

Owners have filed 313 complaints, led by air bags with 162, engine with 37, electrical system with 28, steering with 27, and power train and unknown or other with 23 each. CarComplaints (opens in a new tab) lists the filings, and Consumer Reports (opens in a new tab) rates it less reliable than other cars from its model year.

EPA rates the 2015 Traverse at 19 mpg combined and $3,300 a year in fuel, the same as its GMC Acadia sibling, with the Buick Enclave at 18 to 19. The Ford Explorer lists 18 to 23 at $2,700 to $3,450 and the Toyota Highlander 20 to 28 at $2,250 to $3,100. The Highlander and Explorer cost less to run.