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Chevrolet brake problems

Owners have filed 36,065 complaints with NHTSA about the braking system on Chevrolet vehicles — 14% 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.

36,065

Complaints

14%

Share of all Chevrolet complaints

3,806

Crashes

173

Fires

Which Chevrolet models have the most brake problems

Silverado 1500 4,765 13.2%

Worst in 2003

Silverado 3,696 10.2%

Worst in 1999

Suburban 3,086 8.6%

Worst in 1994

Blazer 2,978 8.3%

Worst in 1995

Malibu 2,824 7.8%

Worst in 1998

S10 2,126 5.9%

Worst in 1994

Tahoe 2,045 5.7%

Worst in 2001

Silverado 2500 1,335 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 753 2.1%

Worst in 2018

Cavalier 717 2.0%

Worst in 1994

Camaro 464 1.3%

Worst in 1998

Colorado 428 1.2%

Worst in 2005

Traverse 398 1.1%

Worst in 2025

Monte Carlo 395 1.1%

Worst in 1999

Cruze 382 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 289 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 145 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 373 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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