Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT vs KIA Telluride

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 Trailblazer EXT	KIA Telluride
Complaints on file	1,070	2,598
Model years covered	2002–2006	2020–2027
Worst model year	2003	2020
Best model year	2002	2027
Crashes reported	23	70
Fires reported	20	32
Injuries reported	21	54
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Other & Unspecified
Share of complaints involving harm	6%	6%

Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT by year

120 406 306 238

02 03 04 06

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 297 27.8%

Electrical System 281 26.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 97 9.1%

Lights 60 5.6%

Engine & Cooling 59 5.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 56 5.2%

Body & Structure 47 4.4%

Doors, Latches & Locks 24 2.2%

KIA Telluride by year

927 453 421 311 318 142 26

20 21 22 23 24 25 27

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

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 457 17.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 424 16.3%

Engine & Cooling 315 12.1%

Electrical System 290 11.2%

Lights 205 7.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 176 6.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 168 6.5%

Body & Structure 149 5.7%