Chevrolet Blazer vs Jeep Cherokee

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 Blazer	Jeep Cherokee
Complaints on file	11,236	20,992
Model years covered	1973–2026	1973–2026
Worst model year	1996	2015
Best model year	2005	2006
Crashes reported	1,104	997
Fires reported	258	443
Injuries reported	569	562
Deaths reported	36	23
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	17.5%	9.6%

Chevrolet Blazer by year

1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 8 10 35 21 38 45 47 42 267 337 616 774 1,707 1,579 1,098 1,025 612 885 464 301 103 67 18 20 11 5 290 354 198 76 63 68 40 1

73 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 19 20 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

Brakes 2,978 26.5%

Engine & Cooling 1,165 10.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 995 8.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 855 7.6%

Electrical System 832 7.4%

Suspension 717 6.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 638 5.7%

Lights 425 3.8%

Jeep Cherokee by year

1 1 1 1 8 24 26 72 118 287 368 297 175 571 618 732 584 496 553 516 508 329 18 3,965 2,662 2,046 1,927 992 2,418 382 214 73 4 5

73 78 80 81 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 06 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 5,604 26.7%

Engine & Cooling 2,904 13.8%

Electrical System 2,409 11.5%

Brakes 2,197 10.5%

Other & Unspecified 1,775 8.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 967 4.6%

Body & Structure 892 4.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 780 3.7%