FaultScore

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 2500

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

Cleanest on record

2000 Chevrolet Suburban 2500

10 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.

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
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.

Brakes 52 26.0%

Worst in 2003

Engine & Cooling 39 19.5%

Worst in 2002

Worst in 2004

Fuel & Propulsion 22 11.0%

Worst in 2001

Airbags 13 6.5%

Worst in 2008

Body & Structure 12 6.0%

Worst in 2008

Tires 9 4.5%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 6 3.0%

Worst in 2008

Steering 5 2.5%

Worst in 2004

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 2.0%

Worst in 2001

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 1.5%

Worst in 2003

Wheels 2 1.0%

Worst in 1995

Seats 2 1.0%

Worst in 2004

Equipment & Accessories 2 1.0%

Worst in 2002

Complaints filed over time

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

Jun 2006 peak 6 Oct 2019

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.