FaultScore

Worst years for a Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT

Owners have filed 1,070 complaints about the Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2006. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT

406 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT

120 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT 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
2006 B 238 2 3 55,678 Fuel & Propulsion
2004 C 306 10 6 65,000 Electrical System
2003 C 406 8 7 65,914 Fuel & Propulsion
2002 B 120 3 4 64,000 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT

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

Fuel & Propulsion 297 27.8%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 281 26.3%

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2003

Lights 60 5.6%

Worst in 2003

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Worst in 2003

Worst in 2003

Doors, Latches & Locks 24 2.2%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 20 1.9%

Worst in 2003

Airbags 18 1.7%

Worst in 2004

Acceleration & Cruise Control 18 1.7%

Worst in 2004

Equipment & Accessories 18 1.7%

Worst in 2004

Steering 17 1.6%

Worst in 2004

Brakes 17 1.6%

Worst in 2003

Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Instrument Cluster/Panel 75 29.9%
Automatic Transmission 59 23.5%
Filler Pipe AND CAP 21 8.4%
Tank Assembly 21 8.4%
Fuel Pump 15 6.0%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 14 5.6%
Body 13 5.2%
Engine 12 4.8%
Fuel Gauge System 11 4.4%
Latch 10 4.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2004 peak 29 Jun 2019

Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT 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 Trailblazer EXT

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