Chevrolet Captiva Sport
Registered from 2010 to 2017.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Steering: more complaints than 95% of 2017 cars — 29% of its 336 complaints, where an ordinary 2017 car has 7%.
- Visibility/wiper: more complaints than 90% of 2017 cars — 9% of its 336 complaints, where an ordinary 2017 car has 3%.
- Electronic stability control (esc): more complaints than 91% of 2017 cars — 4% of its 336 complaints, where an ordinary 2017 car has 1%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- STEERING — 78 owners reported this, 6 involving a crash
- POWER TRAIN — 64 owners reported this
- VISIBILITY/WIPER — 24 owners reported this
- POWER TRAIN,ENGINE — 14 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 10 owners reported this
- ENGINE — 8 owners reported this
- SERVICE BRAKES — 8 owners reported this
- AIR BAGS — 6 owners reported this, 2 involving a crash
- STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 6 owners reported this
- STRUCTURE — 6 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE — 4 owners reported this, 2 involving a fire
- STEERING,AIR BAGS — 4 owners reported this, 4 involving a crash
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★☆☆ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★☆☆ |
| Side crash | ★★★☆☆ |
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway |
| 2014 | 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
| 2013 | 264 hp · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
| 2012 | 264 hp · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
64% of 2012 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
11V591000
AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ELEVATED FLUID TEMPERATURES, THE RESERVOIR MAY LEAK. LEAKING FLUID, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLER WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION, FREE OF CHARGE. AN ADVISORY LETTER TO CUSTOMERS, ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS, WILL BE MAILED IN JANUARY 2012. WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, GM WILL SEND ANOTHER LETTER ASKING CUSTOMER TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS PERFORMED. GM ANTICIPATES PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MARCH 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438.
12V301000
IF THE VEHICLE IS ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE, THIS COULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A CRASH.
GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ENSURE THAT THE PARK BRAKE CABLES ARE CONNECTED AND SECURE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE CHEVROLET OWNER CENTER AT 1-866-694-6546.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Chevrolet filed 500 bulletins about the 2017 Captiva Sport.
- Equipment: 139
- Engine and engine cooling: 78
- Electrical system: 63
- Engine: 34
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 27
- Power train: 27
- Wheels: 24
- Fuel system, gasoline: 10
- Structure: 10
- Visibility: 10
- Other: 78
- PI to help diagnose A/C concern · July 2026
- This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available. · April 2026
- This Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and upload to a Technical Assistance Case in CX Connect. · March 2026
- This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance. · March 2026
- This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance. · January 2026
- This service bulletin provides information on Tire Sidewall Irregularities. · December 2025
- This service bulletin provides information on replacing the intake manifold when the engine is replaced after severe internal engine damage. · December 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer’s vehicles that exhibit… · November 2025
492 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.