Worst years for a Chevrolet Suburban 2500
Owners have filed 200 complaints about the Chevrolet Suburban 2500 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2011. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
2001 Chevrolet Suburban 250035 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
2000 Chevrolet Suburban 250010 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Suburban 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 97,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 53,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2008 | B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2005 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 76,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 23 | 1 | 1 | 76,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | B | 26 | 0 | 0 | 88,000 | Brakes |
| 2002 | C | 39 | 1 | 0 | 81,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 35 | 3 | 0 | 88,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97,601 | Brakes |
| 1999 | B | 13 | 1 | 0 | 105,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1997 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1996 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 164,432 | Tires |
| 1994 | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 144,597 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Suburban 2500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Worst in 1995
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Suburban 2500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Chevrolet Suburban 2500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.