Chevrolet brake problems

Owners have filed 36,121 complaints with NHTSA about the braking system on Chevrolet vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 210 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, worst in 2003.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

36,121

Complaints

100%

Share of all Chevrolet complaints

3,811

Crashes

173

Fires

Which Chevrolet models have the most brake problems

Silverado 1500 4,779 13.2%

Worst in 2003

Silverado 3,696 10.2%

Worst in 1999

Suburban 3,086 8.5%

Worst in 1994

Blazer 2,982 8.3%

Worst in 1995

Malibu 2,828 7.8%

Worst in 1998

S10 2,126 5.9%

Worst in 1994

Tahoe 2,048 5.7%

Worst in 2001

Silverado 2500 1,336 3.7%

Worst in 2003

Lumina 1,252 3.5%

Worst in 1990

Impala 975 2.7%

Worst in 2004

Astro 806 2.2%

Worst in 1995

Equinox 763 2.1%

Worst in 2018

Cavalier 717 2.0%

Worst in 1994

Camaro 464 1.3%

Worst in 1998

Colorado 439 1.2%

Worst in 2005

Traverse 402 1.1%

Worst in 2025

Monte Carlo 395 1.1%

Worst in 1999

Cruze 383 1.1%

Worst in 2012

Suburban 1500 375 1.0%

Worst in 2002

Avalanche 373 1.0%

Worst in 2002

Corvette 371 1.0%

Worst in 2005

Silverado 3500 349 1.0%

Worst in 2000

Trailblazer 291 0.8%

Worst in 2002

Cobalt SS 252 0.7%

Worst in 2009

HHR 245 0.7%

Worst in 2006

Cobalt 243 0.7%

Worst in 2007

Avalanche 1500 220 0.6%

Worst in 2002

Venture 206 0.6%

Worst in 1997

Corsica 205 0.6%

Worst in 1992

C1500 185 0.5%

Worst in 1996

Beretta 183 0.5%

Worst in 1992

Caprice 151 0.4%

Worst in 1991

Express 144 0.4%

Worst in 2000

Pickup 126 0.3%

Worst in 1997

Chevrolet Truck 120 0.3%

Worst in 1996

G20 113 0.3%

Worst in 1995

C/K Pickups 104 0.3%

Worst in 1999

Volt 102 0.3%

Worst in 2017

Silverado 1500 HD 93 0.3%

Worst in 2003

Trax 87 0.2%

Worst in 2019

Worst Chevrolet model years for brake problems

Vehicle	Complaints	Share of that year	Median miles	Grade
1999 Chevrolet Silverado	1,073	51%	61,500	F
2000 Chevrolet Silverado	662	41%	55,000	F
1994 Chevrolet Suburban	649	63%	180,140	F
1995 Chevrolet Blazer	614	36%	111,000	F
1994 Chevrolet S10	596	49%	30,000	F
1996 Chevrolet Blazer	508	32%	81,500	F
1994 Chevrolet Blazer	469	61%	134,000	F
1998 Chevrolet Malibu	469	32%	58,000	D
2001 Chevrolet Silverado	452	43%	50,400	F
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500	450	47%	85,000	F
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500	446	61%	99,500	F
1993 Chevrolet Suburban	426	69%	101,000	F
1993 Chevrolet Blazer	410	67%	106,642	F
1999 Chevrolet Malibu	399	33%	42,708	F
2002 Chevrolet Silverado	392	46%	49,800	F
1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500	389	55%	105,000	F
2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500	382	62%	90,200	F
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500	375	26%	58,000	D
1995 Chevrolet S10	365	32%	105,900	F
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500	342	36%	77,756	F

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