Chevrolet Trailblazer 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 Trailblazer	Jeep Cherokee
Complaints on file	9,343	20,992
Model years covered	1999–2026	1973–2026
Worst model year	2002	2015
Best model year	2025	2006
Crashes reported	526	997
Fires reported	336	443
Injuries reported	381	562
Deaths reported	23	23
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	13.6%	9.6%

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%

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%