Chevrolet Tahoe
Owners filed 10,004 complaints across 36 model years of the Chevrolet Tahoe. The 2007 drew the most (1,177); the 1991 the fewest (3).
Model years36
Complaints10,004
Recalls169
Fires132
Deaths33
Every Chevrolet Tahoe model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 3 | — | — | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2025 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2024 | 66 | 3 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2023 | 218 | 5 | — | 3 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2022 | 186 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2021 | 449 | 16 | 3 | 9 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2020 | 55 | 3 | — | 4 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2019 | 105 | 2 | — | 8 | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2018 | 103 | 3 | — | 6 | Unknown or Other | Fatalities reported | |
| 2017 | 173 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2016 | 256 | 8 | 1 | 17 | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2015 | 658 | 14 | 2 | 29 | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2014 | 90 | 3 | — | 3 | Unknown or Other | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 232 | 4 | — | 4 | Unknown or Other | Above average | |
| 2012 | 178 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2011 | 446 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Unknown or Other | Above average | |
| 2010 | 314 | 4 | — | 3 | Unknown or Other | Above average | |
| 2009 | 284 | 5 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2008 | 528 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2007 | 1,177 | 4 | 27 | 26 | Air Bags | High concern | |
| 2006 | 114 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 293 | 7 | 14 | 9 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2004 | 467 | 5 | 7 | 25 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 507 | 7 | 9 | 20 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 449 | 6 | 8 | 42 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 512 | 8 | 7 | 47 | Parking Brake | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 282 | 10 | 5 | 24 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1999 | 552 | 3 | 12 | 46 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 263 | 4 | 7 | 18 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1997 | 410 | 2 | 3 | 24 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 283 | 5 | 5 | 27 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 246 | 8 | 5 | 23 | Seats | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Which Chevrolet Tahoe years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2007 is the weakest year on record, with 1,177 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.