Worst years for a Chevrolet Avalanche
Owners have filed 2,473 complaints about the Chevrolet Avalanche with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2013. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2006 Chevrolet Avalanche14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Avalanche year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | A | 105 | 2 | 0 | 57,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2012 | C | 43 | 4 | 0 | 39,500 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2011 | B | 161 | 3 | 0 | 62,500 | Airbags |
| 2010 | A | 147 | 0 | 0 | 62,115 | Airbags |
| 2009 | A | 96 | 4 | 1 | 75,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 323 | 7 | 4 | 72,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 493 | 14 | 13 | 96,250 | Airbags |
| 2006 | A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2005 | B | 85 | 3 | 0 | 77,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 202 | 9 | 1 | 52,341 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 238 | 11 | 2 | 65,322 | Brakes |
| 2002 | F | 562 | 52 | 0 | 45,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Avalanche
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Avalanche
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Avalanche, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Avalanche problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Chevrolet Avalanche
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.