FaultScore

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 vs Honda Ridgeline

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 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Honda Ridgeline
Complaints on file 1,115 2,729
Model years covered 2002–2013 2006–2026
Worst model year 2002 2006
Best model year 2009 2009
Crashes reported 58 96
Fires reported 14 65
Injuries reported 40 62
Deaths reported 1 2
Most complained-about part Electrical System Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 10.1% 8.2%

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 228 20.4%
Brakes 220 19.7%
Airbags 147 13.2%
Steering 44 3.9%

Honda Ridgeline by year

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

What breaks