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Chevrolet Blazer years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 18 model years of the Chevrolet Blazer by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. No single year stands far above the rest.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | Too new to judge |
| 2025 | 56 | 28 | 1.3 | 4 | 5 | Typical |
| 2024 | 133 | 44 | 2.0 | 6 | 9 | Typical |
| 2023 | 44 | 11 | 0.5 | 2 | 4 | Fewest complaints |
| 2022 | 55 | 11 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | Fewest complaints |
| 2021 | 142 | 24 | 1.1 | 1 | 6 | Typical |
| 2020 | 224 | 32 | 1.4 | 3 | 5 | Typical |
| 2019 | 190 | 24 | 1.1 | 2 | 4 | Typical |
| 2005 | 15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2004 | 50 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 4 | Fewest complaints |
| 2003 | 104 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 15 | Fewest complaints |
| 2002 | 259 | 10 | 0.5 | 2 | 16 | Fewest complaints |
| 2001 | 331 | 13 | 0.6 | 3 | 36 | Typical |
| 2000 | 600 | 22 | 1.0 | 4 | 47 | Typical |
| 1999 | 442 | 16 | 0.7 | 0 | 36 | Typical |
| 1998 | 734 | 25 | 1.1 | 3 | 49 | Typical |
| 1997 | 774 | 26 | 1.2 | 7 | 60 | Typical |
| 1996 | 1,161 | 37 | 1.7 | 11 | 156 | Typical |
- 20261 complaints · 0 recallsToo new to judge
- 202556 complaints · 4 recallsTypical
- 2024133 complaints · 6 recallsTypical
- 202344 complaints · 2 recallsFewest complaints
- 202255 complaints · 1 recallFewest complaints
- 2021142 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 2020224 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 2019190 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 200515 complaints · 0 recallsFewest complaints
- 200450 complaints · 1 recallFewest complaints
- 2003104 complaints · 1 recallFewest complaints
- 2002259 complaints · 2 recallsFewest complaints
- 2001331 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 2000600 complaints · 4 recallsTypical
- 1999442 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 1998734 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 1997774 complaints · 7 recallsTypical
- 19961,161 complaints · 11 recallsTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 10, 2026
Fewest complaints for their age: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2022, 2023.
About this comparison
What Chevrolet Blazer years have the most complaints?
No Chevrolet Blazer model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 18 model years compared. The highest was 2024.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.