Chevrolet Trailblazer Reliability
9,246 NHTSA complaints (1999–2026). Complaint rate: 204.1 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 2002–2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer (460 crash-related complaints). The 2022–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Chevrolet Trailblazer Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1,671 | 1.6% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1,259 | 0.3% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 523 | 0.4% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 519 | 0.2% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 381 | 1.0% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 283 | 2.1% |
| AIR BAGS | 276 | 66.3% |
| POWER TRAIN | 265 | 2.6% |
| ENGINE | 233 | 3.9% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 222 | 3.6% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2000GOOD | — | 32 | 3 | 1 | View → |
| 2001GOOD | — | 29 | 3 | — | View → |
| 2002AVOID | — | 1,573 | 152 | 52 | View → |
| 2003AVOID | — | 1,160 | 84 | 24 | View → |
| 2004AVOID | — | 1,302 | 69 | 40 | View → |
| 2005AVOID | — | 1,904 | 77 | 33 | View → |
| 2006AVOID | — | 1,440 | 44 | 83 | View → |
| 2007AVOID | — | 965 | 34 | 78 | View → |
| 2008 | — | 261 | 17 | 19 | View → |
| 2009GOOD | — | 34 | 6 | — | View → |
| 2014GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2021 | — | 240 | 17 | 5 | View → |
| 2022GOOD | — | 142 | 4 | — | View → |
| 2023GOOD | — | 82 | 8 | 1 | View → |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 50 | 7 | — | View → |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 22 | 0 | — | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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See also: Chevrolet Trailblazeraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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