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2011 Chevrolet Cruze consumer reviews

$16,525 starting MSRP
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(228 reviews)
64% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.2
  • Performance 3.7
  • Value 3.8
  • Exterior 4.4
  • Reliability 3.7
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This car is awful

Not worth it. The money spent in repairs is ridiculous.. I also will never buy another car from the dealership we went to . It was our second one from there and now done.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 1.0
  • Interior 1.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Cannot believe GM built this car.

Worst GM product I’ve ever seen. Spent at least $5000 on repairs and parts and the car still runs like crap. The check engine light stays on from something being wrong with the car. Dealers half fix it then try to suck more money out of you on different courses to fix the car. Either the dealers don’t know how to fix it or the Cruze is a total lemon. I’ve looked at many YouTube videos and blogs about the Chevy Cruze and still there is no fix for this car. Almost as bad as a Ford.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Best car i've owned

i love the looks of it and the handling is amazing. Very customizable too. Lots of fun! Plenty of Space in the car and very comfortable to drive.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 3.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Not exactly a great car but fun to drive

This car has less than 100,000 miles on it, I helped assemble it at Lordstown. General motors had a recall on it because It has an oil leak, so GM ordered the dealers to cut a big hole in the pan underneath the engine to let the oil drip onto the floor. The real problem wasn't the pan (it was the leaking oil cooler for the turbocharger.) Along with other oil leaks in the engine compartment! The recall should have been to replace the o-rings in the oil cooler which (now leak on my car, causing a smell of burnt oil). NOW it's a VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACE of the o-rings IN THE OIL COOLER, well into the hundreds of dollars for each of these cars MOST OF IT IS LABOR.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 3.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 2.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 3.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Death trap

Don't buy! Constant problems. Replaced 2 turbos at 1800.00 each. Oil leaks. I have 4 now. Also, alternator gone bad. The oil leaks will require total removal of engine. Will be in the thousands. More than the car is worth. I'm trying to trade it in for another vehicle . I wanted to stay with American cars, but I can't do it anymore. This makes the second LEMON that I have bought from Chevrolet. I will never buy an American car again. I'm done.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 1.0
  • Interior 2.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Best car I have ever owned

This car is far and above anything else I have owned. The reliability, comfort and style are fantastic. The gas mileage is great. I only have to fill up 2 times a month! I love Chevy’s and my Cruze gets me lots of positive attention!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Very Reliable car

This car met all my needs , I have no complaints and would re-purchase it again. I hope this car makes someone just as happy as it did for me

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Feels like brand new!

This is a great buy for the money. Couldn’t have gotten a better deal elsewhere. Great car for our son commuting to and from college.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Not reliable at all

I bought this car when I first got my license almost 5 years ago. I bought it used with 39,000 miles on it. It had just hit 100,000 a few weeks ago and the engine is destroyed. The oil valve is broken and is going to cost more to fix than the car is worth. I have been having engine problems with this car for a while.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does not recommend this car
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Worst car I’ve ever owned

This car has been nothing but a nightmare!! I have gone poor with the repair bills. After all the things that have needed repairs in this car the engine went !! Now I have a car that I’m making payments on sitting in my driveway.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 1.0
  • Interior 1.0
  • Performance 1.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 3.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does not recommend this car
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