Winner
Chevrolet Traverse
About 23% fewer owner complaints per car sold than the Ford Expedition, and fewer in 9 of 16 model years both were sold.
Head to head
Lemon Index
100 = average, lower is better
100 = average, lower is better
75
98
Years with fewer complaints
2010–2025
2010–2025
9 of 16
7 of 16
Recalls
2010–2025
2010–2025
58
101
MPG
latest year
latest year
21–23
18–19
Crash test
best, latest year
best, latest year
★★★★★
★★★★★
Best year to buy
Lemon Index = safety complaints filed with the government within 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model year. 100 is average, lower is better. Green check = the better of the two on that line.
Year by year
Shorter bar = fewer complaints per car sold. Tap a year for its full report.
Every Chevrolet Traverse year · Every Ford Expedition year · How the index works

