GEO Tracker vs Chevrolet Avalanche 1500

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	GEO Tracker	Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
Complaints on file	450	1,115
Model years covered	1986–2002	2002–2013
Worst model year	1996	2002
Best model year	1999	2009
Crashes reported	66	58
Fires reported	17	14
Injuries reported	46	40
Deaths reported	7	1
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	30.2%	10.1%

GEO Tracker by year

1 10 27 21 20 35 56 68 103 35 27 36 8 2 1

86 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 66 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 56 12.4%

Brakes 44 9.8%

Seat Belts 41 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 38 8.4%

Electrical System 34 7.6%

Suspension 29 6.4%

Steering 22 4.9%

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 by year

185 213 175 153 63 142 49 27 7 43 20 38

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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

What breaks

Electrical System 228 20.4%

Brakes 220 19.7%

Airbags 147 13.2%

Other & Unspecified 93 8.3%

Body & Structure 72 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 5.7%

Steering 44 3.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 41 3.7%