Are You Shopping For a 2025 Chevy Trax? Here’s What to Know

It’s time for a new car, and we’re glad you’re here because we have just what you need. Since you are looking for a Chevy Trax for sale, we’ve compiled a buyer’s guide for the 2025 Chevy Trax that’ll tell you everything you need to know before you head out and buy one. Let’s get started!

Powertrain

This one is straightforward because there’s one powertrain standard across all trims. Every 2025 Trax has a 1.2L EcoTec turbocharged I-3 engine under its hood. This engine has a 6-speed automatic transmission and standard front-wheel drive. It outputs 137 hp and 162 lb-ft of torque, providing ample performance for everyday usage while keeping fuel efficiency in check.

The 2025 Trax can travel an estimated 396 miles on a full gas tank. Its tank holds 13.2 gallons of fuel. This places it directly under the 2025 Jeep Compass and its 13.5-gal fuel tank, but is quickly thwarted by the 2025 Trax’s better overall fuel efficiency ratings.

Because the EcoTec—a patented trademark for GM’s fuel-efficient technology—engine is standard with each trim, this means any 2025 Trax you purchase achieves impressive EPA-estimated ratings of 28 MPG in the city, 32 MPG on the highway, and 30 MPG combined.

Seating

The 2025 Trax may be a budget subcompact SUV, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t treated to a comfortable cabin. Seats play a large role in creating an environment that’s pleasant to spend hours in, even if those hours are spent in traffic. The LS, 1RT, and LT come with a 6-way manually adjustable driver’s chair—they all have cloth seats, but the latter introduces Evotex leatherette into the mix.

The driver and front passenger chairs are available with heated seats on the LS and LT, which come standard on the 1RS. Heated seats are also standard on the 2RS and ACTIV trims. The 2RS and ACTIV also both come standard with an 8-way power-adjustable driver’s seat. Although the 2RS and ACTIV aren’t the cheapest Trax trims, the price difference between trims isn’t as high with the Trax as you may think.

Infotainment Center

Every 2025 Trax has a standard infotainment center. The LS and 1RS’s infotainment centers are accessible via a standard 8-inch touchscreen, while an 11-inch screen is utilized on the LT, ACTIV, and 2RS. The 11-inch screen displays its contents at a higher resolution, allowing for sharper and less pixelated visuals. Each infotainment center lends a more modern aesthetic to the cabin and is masterfully implemented to achieve the utmost style and substance.

Features standard on every 2025 Chevy Trax as part of their infotainment centers include Wi-Fi hotspots and the most recent versions of the widely popular wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto software suites. The onboard Bluetooth enables your Trax’s infotainment center the ability to connect with two phones simultaneously. Whoever is tagging along for the ride can queue up the next song by playing it through their phone’s Bluetooth connection. This is also helpful if you’ll share the Trax with one other person, like a spouse, because you won’t need to reconnect your phone every time you alternate using the vehicle.

Your music will play through the 2025 Trax’s excellent sound system. The LS and 1RS use a 4-speaker setup, upgraded to six speakers on the remaining three trims. You can play music from your phone via Bluetooth or Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a three-year SiriusXM plan is available with the purchase of a 2025 Trax.

As a side note, the LS and 1RS have a 3.5-inch Driver Information Center amongst your dashboard gauges, but it is swapped for an 8-inch Driver Information Center on the remaining three trims, matching the infotainment center screen size of the LS and 1RS. Though not part of the infotainment center, these screens are worth mentioning here because any 2025 Trax trim with one upgraded screen has the other, too.

Wireless Charging

The beauty of features like wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is the ability to leave USB cables at home. The cable you plug into your phone has two purposes: data transfer, like what you use when activating Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, and charging. Since we’ve established you don’t need your phone cable to use your infotainment center’s best features, you’ll still need to bring it to charge your phone. Or do you?

If wireless charging matters to you—perhaps you wish to keep your cabin free of cables—you should purchase the LT, ACTIV, or 2RS. These trims have an available wireless charging pad where you can set your phone while driving. There, it’ll charge its battery as you navigate your media, like songs, navigation, phone calls, and hands-free text messages through the infotainment center and using your voice.

Remote Start

Remotely starting your vehicle can be considered a luxury, but that doesn’t mean it should be inaccessible. And it doesn’t need to be, as the 2025 Trax is one of the most cost-effective vehicles we’ve seen with the feature, either available or standard. You can opt for the Remote Start function if you buy the LS and the aptly named LS Convenience Package. It’s standard with every other trim.

Starting your vehicle from your key fob is a noteworthy quality-of-life improvement, especially if you’ve never owned a vehicle with the feature before. Start your vehicle from the warmth of your home on cold winter mornings before you leave for work. You can also cool your vehicle down before entering it by starting it from your air-conditioned living room in the middle of the summer.

Chevy Safety Assist

Chevy Safety Assist is one of the Trax’s main selling points. This suite takes the pre-existing fantastic value that the Trax represents and multiplies it with advanced safety features, many of which are standard.

Features that come standard with every trim include Forward Collision Alert with Automatic Emergency Braking that detects front-end collisions before they occur and will stop your vehicle to avoid hitting another vehicle. The suite also includes Front Pedestrian Braking. This feature extends the automatic braking function to protect unseen passing pedestrians.

Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning is standard with every 2025 Trax. Lane Departure Warning detects if you’re accidentally crossing into the opposing lane and alerts you. Lane Keep Assist will apply slight steering assistance to your steering wheel if you’re crossing lanes to redirect you back to your intended lane.

Other standard safety features include Intellibeam High Beam Assist. These are high beams that automatically switch on and off depending on road visibility, but can be disabled entirely if you’d rather turn your lights on manually. Lastly, the Following Distance Indicator is standard, calculating how many seconds it’ll take to catch up to the vehicle in front of you.

Available are Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Change Alert, and Side Blind Zone Alert, among others.

Adaptive Cruise Control uses the time calculated via the Following Distance Indicator to maintain traffic flow, adjusting your speed as needed to match the flow of traffic. Lane Change Alert and Side Blind-Zone Alert recognize vehicles in your blind spot and signal a warning on your left or right side mirror. Attempting to change lanes when another vehicle is in your blind spot will trigger a warning, letting you know that you should wait until the coast is clear.

Rear Cross Traffic Alert uses these sensors to detect oncoming traffic when reversing, giving you a clearer indication of when you’re good to go and when you should hit the brakes.

There You Have It

Does the 2025 Chevy Trax make for a good purchase this year? Yes, it does. We hope this buyer’s guide has given you the insight required to take the next step. The 2025 Trax is one of the most value-packed vehicles, and you’ll get your money’s worth regardless of how much or how little you deck it out beyond its base configuration.