Chevrolet Blazer: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
Years to avoid: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 1990, 2003, 2004, 2022, 2023
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
2025too new to judge50 complaints · 3 recalls2024too new to judge125 complaints · 5 recalls2023solid year43 complaints · 2 recalls2022solid year51 complaints · 1 recalls2021136 complaints · 1 recalls2020220 complaints · 3 recalls2019186 complaints · 2 recalls2004solid year50 complaints · 1 recalls2003solid year77 complaints · 1 recalls2002246 complaints · 2 recalls2001326 complaints · 3 recalls2000worst year589 complaints · 4 recalls1999436 complaints · 0 recalls1998worst year716 complaints · 3 recalls1997worst year768 complaints · 7 recalls1996worst year1,153 complaints · 11 recalls1995worst year1,224 complaints · 11 recalls1994worst year620 complaints · 7 recalls1993511 complaints · 7 recalls1992278 complaints · 6 recalls1991222 complaints · 7 recalls1990solid year32 complaints · 4 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.