Worst years for a Chevrolet Tahoe
Owners have filed 12,970 complaints about the Chevrolet Tahoe with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 2026. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Chevrolet Tahoe 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 | A | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2,340 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | A | 77 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2024 | B | 100 | 1 | 0 | 15,494 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | C | 314 | 8 | 0 | 32,126 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | C | 257 | 4 | 5 | 49,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | D | 637 | 18 | 5 | 40,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | C | 68 | 5 | 0 | 16,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | C | 166 | 11 | 0 | 28,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | B | 143 | 9 | 0 | 41,500 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2017 | B | 233 | 3 | 1 | 50,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | C | 353 | 25 | 1 | 46,000 | Brakes |
| 2015 | D | 893 | 43 | 4 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 2014 | B | 118 | 5 | 0 | 55,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2013 | B | 309 | 6 | 0 | 62,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2012 | B | 253 | 15 | 3 | 71,500 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2011 | C | 571 | 8 | 3 | 66,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2010 | B | 405 | 3 | 0 | 75,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2009 | B | 391 | 5 | 0 | 79,300 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 687 | 11 | 5 | 75,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 1,533 | 32 | 34 | 79,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | B | 144 | 6 | 4 | 85,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2005 | C | 381 | 15 | 18 | 85,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 548 | 30 | 10 | 71,255 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | D | 628 | 26 | 11 | 72,800 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | D | 543 | 53 | 13 | 84,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | D | 607 | 52 | 13 | 67,500 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 341 | 28 | 8 | 80,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | D | 677 | 53 | 12 | 93,537 | Brakes |
| 1998 | C | 315 | 24 | 7 | 84,614 | Brakes |
| 1997 | C | 515 | 29 | 3 | 89,950 | Brakes |
| 1996 | C | 390 | 31 | 5 | 110,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 296 | 31 | 5 | 120,000 | Seats |
| 1994 | B | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1993 | A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 129,505 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Tahoe
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 Tahoe
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Tahoe, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Tahoe 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 Tahoe
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.