Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Reliability
1,740 NHTSA complaints (1994–2026). Complaint rate: 15000.0 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2002–2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500. The 2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: AIR BAGS.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 193 | 4.7% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 168 | 4.8% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 147 | 0.7% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 121 | 0.8% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 115 | 4.3% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 112 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE | 70 | 1.4% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 56 | 1.8% |
| POWER TRAIN | 41 | 0.0% |
| STRUCTURE | 40 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994GOOD | — | 10 | 1 | — | View 1994View→ |
| 1995GOOD | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | View 1995View→ |
| 1996GOOD | — | 12 | 2 | — | View 1996View→ |
| 1997GOOD | — | 21 | 0 | 1 | View 1997View→ |
| 1998GOOD | — | 16 | 0 | — | View 1998View→ |
| 1999 | — | 91 | 6 | — | View 1999View→ |
| 2000 | — | 72 | 6 | 2 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 102 | 9 | 5 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 144 | 3 | 1 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 223 | 6 | 3 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 220 | 2 | 7 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005 | — | 102 | 2 | 2 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006GOOD | — | 35 | 0 | 2 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 240 | 5 | 6 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 131 | 4 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 70 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 70 | 0 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011AVOID | — | 108 | 1 | 2 | View 2011View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 25 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 31 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Chevrolet Suburban 1500accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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