Acura TL vs Chevrolet Trailblazer

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Acura TL	Chevrolet Trailblazer
Complaints on file	4,055	9,343
Model years covered	1995–2014	1999–2026
Worst model year	2003	2002
Best model year	2014	2025
Crashes reported	223	526
Fires reported	62	336
Injuries reported	136	381
Deaths reported	8	23
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	10.6%	13.6%

Acura TL by year

3 33 29 22 197 325 163 403 466 766 553 345 167 181 51 75 23 162 74 17

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 921 22.7%

Airbags 834 20.6%

Body & Structure 549 13.5%

Electrical System 263 6.5%

Other & Unspecified 244 6.0%

Steering 213 5.3%

Engine & Cooling 174 4.3%

Brakes 125 3.1%

Chevrolet Trailblazer by year

7 32 29 1,573 1,160 1,302 1,905 1,440 965 263 37 2 274 172 90 50 33 9

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 14 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 2,390 25.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,088 22.3%

Lights 808 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 733 7.8%

Engine & Cooling 606 6.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 472 5.1%

Airbags 386 4.1%

Brakes 289 3.1%