FaultScore

Chevrolet Suburban 1500 vs Nissan Xterra

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 Suburban 1500 Nissan Xterra
Complaints on file 1,753 4,194
Model years covered 1994–2026 2000–2015
Worst model year 2007 2006
Best model year 2026 2009
Crashes reported 50 173
Fires reported 34 60
Injuries reported 56 111
Deaths reported 1 8
Most complained-about part Brakes Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 8% 8.4%

Chevrolet Suburban 1500 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 375 21.4%
Electrical System 268 15.3%
Airbags 204 11.6%
Body & Structure 135 7.7%
Engine & Cooling 128 7.3%

Nissan Xterra by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 1,106 26.4%
Engine & Cooling 823 19.6%
Airbags 179 4.3%
Brakes 114 2.7%
Steering 110 2.6%