Worst years for a Chevrolet Blazer
Owners have filed 11,236 complaints about the Chevrolet Blazer with NHTSA across model years 1973 to 2026. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Chevrolet Blazer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2025 | B | 40 | 2 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2024 | C | 68 | 10 | 0 | 22,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | C | 63 | 7 | 0 | 14,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | A | 76 | 2 | 3 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | C | 198 | 7 | 3 | 34,980 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | C | 354 | 9 | 0 | 44,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | B | 290 | 5 | 0 | 26,700 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | B | 11 | 2 | 0 | 62,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2006 | B | 20 | 2 | 1 | 75,200 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2005 | A | 18 | 0 | 2 | 75,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2004 | C | 67 | 6 | 0 | 34,831 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 103 | 19 | 0 | 43,900 | Airbags |
| 2002 | C | 301 | 20 | 6 | 61,000 | Lights |
| 2001 | C | 464 | 43 | 5 | 58,000 | Lights |
| 2000 | D | 885 | 68 | 12 | 62,229 | Suspension |
| 1999 | D | 612 | 53 | 10 | 72,691 | Suspension |
| 1998 | D | 1,025 | 58 | 20 | 70,193 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1997 | D | 1,098 | 72 | 44 | 83,573 | Brakes |
| 1996 | F | 1,579 | 196 | 40 | 85,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | F | 1,707 | 201 | 29 | 96,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 774 | 114 | 11 | 119,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | D | 616 | 81 | 13 | 115,000 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 337 | 57 | 10 | 87,860 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 267 | 36 | 17 | 110,000 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 42 | 4 | 7 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 47 | 10 | 6 | — | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 45 | 0 | 8 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 38 | 4 | 1 | — | Steering |
| 1986 | — | 21 | 0 | 6 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 35 | 7 | 4 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1984 | — | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1983 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1982 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1981 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1980 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1979 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Doors, Latches & Locks |
| 1978 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1977 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1976 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1973 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Blazer
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 Blazer
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Blazer, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Blazer 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 Blazer
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.