FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet Avalanche 2500

Owners have filed 102 complaints about the Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2007. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500

67 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2007 3 0 0 Airbags
2006 4 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2005 7 2 0 60,000 Electrical System
2004 C 11 2 0 30,842 Brakes
2003 A 10 0 0 109,000 Brakes
2002 D 67 4 2 80,140 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Chevrolet Avalanche 2500

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 34 33.3%

Worst in 2002

Engine & Cooling 32 31.4%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 11 10.8%

Worst in 2002

Airbags 6 5.9%

Worst in 2005

Fuel & Propulsion 6 5.9%

Worst in 2002

Body & Structure 3 2.9%

Worst in 2003

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 2.0%

Worst in 2002

Equipment & Accessories 2 2.0%

Worst in 2002

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 1.0%

Worst in 2002

Steering 1 1.0%

Worst in 2002

Lights 1 1.0%

Worst in 2002

Tires 1 1.0%

Worst in 2002

Seat Belts 1 1.0%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 1 1.0%

Worst in 2004

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet Avalanche 2500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2006 peak 6 Aug 2024

Compare the Chevrolet Avalanche 2500

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.