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	9,362	21,059
Model years covered	1999–2026	1973–2026
Worst model year	2002	2015
Best model year	2026	2006
Crashes reported	526	997
Fires reported	336	443
Injuries reported	381	560
Deaths reported	23	23
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	13.5%	9.6%

Chevrolet Trailblazer by year

7 32 29 1,573 1,160 1,302 1,905 1,441 965 263 37 2 280 173 93 50 37 13

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 2,394 25.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,089 22.3%

Lights 808 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 736 7.9%

Engine & Cooling 610 6.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 472 5.0%

Airbags 386 4.1%

Brakes 291 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 3,969 2,663 2,051 1,935 995 2,443 394 219 74 4 8

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 5,644 26.8%

Engine & Cooling 2,913 13.8%

Electrical System 2,413 11.5%

Brakes 2,199 10.4%

Other & Unspecified 1,781 8.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 968 4.6%

Body & Structure 893 4.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 782 3.7%