Worst years for a Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
Owners have filed 1,115 complaints about the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2013. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500185 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.
Cleanest on record
2009 Chevrolet Avalanche 150027 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 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 | B | 38 | 1 | 0 | 47,061 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2012 | A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 55,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2011 | A | 43 | 1 | 0 | 50,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 120,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | A | 27 | 0 | 0 | 84,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | B | 49 | 1 | 0 | 51,998 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 142 | 5 | 3 | 73,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 63 | 6 | 2 | 83,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2005 | C | 153 | 2 | 5 | 62,450 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | D | 175 | 11 | 0 | 80,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | D | 213 | 9 | 3 | 90,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | D | 185 | 22 | 1 | 98,000 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2003
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2002
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Avalanche 1500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 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 1500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.