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Chevrolet Suburban 1500 years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 8 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 118 | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | Typical |
| 2012 | 101 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 3 | Typical |
| 2011 | 228 | 14 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | Typical |
| 2010 | 170 | 10 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | Typical |
| 2003 | 175 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | Typical |
| 2000 | 67 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 4 | Fewest complaints |
| 1997 | 16 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | Fewest complaints |
- 2013118 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 2012101 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 2011228 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 2010170 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 2003175 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 200067 complaints · 1 recallFewest complaints
- 199716 complaints · 0 recallsFewest complaints
- 19969 complaints · 0 recallsFewest complaints
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 8, 2026
Fewest complaints for their age: 1996, 1997, 2000.
About this comparison
What Chevrolet Suburban 1500 years have the most complaints?
No Chevrolet Suburban 1500 model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 8 model years compared. The highest was 2011.
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.