2015 Chevrolet CaptivaProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 14 owner complaints about the 2015 Chevrolet Captiva, most often about the electrical system. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

2015 Chevrolet Captiva

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through January 31, 2026. Updated daily. Photo: Bull-Doser, Public domain.

Complaints by system

Where the 2015 Chevrolet Captiva has problems

14 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system50
Engine40
Vehicle speed control20
Power train20
Steering22
Air bags21
Fuel/propulsion system10
Structure10
Electronic stability control (ESC)11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2015 Chevrolet Captiva recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2015 vs. every other Captiva year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Captiva median. How we score

'11'12'13'14'15
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
NHTSA crash tests

2015 Chevrolet Captiva safety ratings

2015 Chevrolet Captiva SUV FWD in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. Photos are from NHTSA's crash tests.

★★★★★Overall rating
2015 Chevrolet Captiva frontal crash test, NHTSA
Frontal crash★★★★★
2015 Chevrolet Captiva side barrier test, NHTSA
Side barrier★★★★★
2015 Chevrolet Captiva side pole test, NHTSA
Side pole★★★★★
  • Rollover: 4 stars (18.5% risk)
  • Stability control: Standard
  • Forward collision warning: No
  • Lane departure warning: No
In owners' words

What Captiva owners report

Recent electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

The Chevy Captiva I have has been in multiple shops and NOBODY knows why it randomly has electrical problems and all the locks go on and off while driving and the RPM speeds up and slows down all by itself. The engine and transmission has been replaced among other things in the vehicle. This is a…
Complaint 11644946 · Feb 25, 2025
Around July or August 2020 I started having problems with not being able to hear the turn signal when I used it. The lights for the radio display would randomly dim or randomly return to full strength depending on whether I hit a bump on the road. There was also a "frying eggs" sound after I turned…
Complaint 11567488 · Jan 24, 2024
The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Captiva. The contact stated while his wife was driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled in the middle of the road without warning. The driver could not get out of the vehicle due to a vehicle not having power. The police department was contacted…
Complaint 11453649 · Feb 23, 2022

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