Chevrolet Blazer Reliability by Year
11,068 NHTSA complaints (1981–2026). Complaint rate: 174.5 per 1,000 vehicles.
Chevrolet Blazer reliability varies significantly by model year. Based on 11,068 NHTSA complaints (1981–2026), the most problematic years are 2000, with high complaint volumes linked to service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. Better choices include 2023, 2022, 2021, which show significantly fewer reported problems.
Why these years are worse
The most common issues driving the complaint spikes:
- service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip — 2,004 complaints (21.2% involved a crash)
- electrical faults — 375 complaints (1.6% involved a crash)
- power train:automatic transmission — 366 complaints (2.2% involved a crash)
- visibility:windshield wiper/washer — 362 complaints (0.8% involved a crash)
- visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor — 326 complaints (0.0% involved a crash)
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 1991–2002 Chevrolet Blazer (999 crash-related complaints). The 2022–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Chevrolet Blazer Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2,004 | 21.2% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 375 | 1.6% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 366 | 2.2% |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 362 | 0.8% |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 326 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 281 | 3.2% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 221 | 1.4% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 191 | 19.4% |
| POWER TRAIN | 190 | 1.6% |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 186 | 89.2% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982GOOD | — | 2 | 2 | — | View → |
| 1983GOOD | — | 8 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1984GOOD | — | 10 | 6 | — | View → |
| 1985GOOD | — | 35 | 7 | 4 | View → |
| 1986GOOD | — | 21 | 0 | 6 | View → |
| 1987GOOD | — | 38 | 4 | 1 | View → |
| 1988GOOD | — | 45 | 0 | 8 | View → |
| 1989GOOD | — | 47 | 10 | 6 | View → |
| 1990GOOD | — | 42 | 4 | 7 | View → |
| 1991AVOID | — | 267 | 36 | 17 | View → |
| 1992AVOID | — | 337 | 57 | 10 | View → |
| 1993AVOID | — | 616 | 81 | 13 | View → |
| 1994AVOID | — | 774 | 114 | 11 | View → |
| 1995AVOID | — | 1,707 | 201 | 29 | View → |
| 1996AVOID | — | 1,579 | 196 | 40 | View → |
| 1997AVOID | — | 1,098 | 72 | 44 | View → |
| 1998AVOID | — | 1,025 | 58 | 20 | View → |
| 1999AVOID | — | 612 | 53 | 10 | View → |
| 2000AVOID | — | 885 | 68 | 12 | View → |
| 2001AVOID | — | 464 | 43 | 5 | View → |
| 2002AVOID | — | 301 | 20 | 6 | View → |
| 2003 | — | 103 | 19 | — | View → |
| 2004 | — | 67 | 6 | — | View → |
| 2005GOOD | — | 18 | 0 | 2 | View → |
| 2006GOOD | — | 20 | 2 | 1 | View → |
| 2007GOOD | — | 11 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2008GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2019AVOID | — | 275 | 5 | — | View → |
| 2020AVOID | — | 299 | 9 | — | View → |
| 2021AVOID | — | 171 | 5 | 3 | View → |
| 2022GOOD | — | 56 | 2 | 3 | View → |
| 2023GOOD | — | 48 | 7 | — | View → |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 52 | 7 | — | View → |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 28 | 0 | — | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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See also: Chevrolet Blazeraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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