Chevrolet Trailblazer
Owners filed 7,137 complaints across 18 model years of the Chevrolet Trailblazer. The 2005 drew the most (1,466); the 2014 the fewest (1).
Model years18
Complaints7,137
Recalls46
Fires236
Deaths29
Every Chevrolet Trailblazer model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2025 | 21 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 33 | 1 | — | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2022 | 108 | 1 | — | 3 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 193 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2009 | 27 | 0 | — | 5 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2008 | 193 | 0 | 11 | 10 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 732 | 5 | 56 | 19 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 1,108 | 8 | 59 | 29 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 1,466 | 2 | 25 | 59 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 1,081 | 2 | 31 | 56 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 901 | 8 | 14 | 68 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 1,149 | 13 | 35 | 103 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 20 | 0 | — | 2 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine |
Which Chevrolet Trailblazer years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 1,466 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 2 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.