GMC Savana 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	GMC Savana	Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
Complaints on file	449	1,115
Model years covered	1994–2022	2002–2013
Worst model year	1997	2002
Best model year	2005	2009
Crashes reported	24	58
Fires reported	13	14
Injuries reported	14	40
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.4%	10.1%

GMC Savana by year

1 2 45 63 39 64 70 23 13 23 17 16 8 7 4 2 3 1 4 2 1 2 12 10 5 7 3 2

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22

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

What breaks

Brakes 99 22.0%

Body & Structure 41 9.1%

Engine & Cooling 33 7.3%

Tires 33 7.3%

Steering 31 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 30 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 29 6.5%

Electrical System 27 6.0%

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%