Owners filed 2,306 complaints about the 2015–2025 Chevrolet Tahoe with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 45th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2015 model year drew the most (646), and the single most-reported problem area is engine, named in 24% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2015, with 646 complaints, led by brakes (185).
- Spike years: 2015 (3.7× the typical year), 2021 (2.6× the typical year).
- Earliest-failing area: air bags complaints came at a median of 35k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 11 complaints mention a fire and 83 mention a crash; owners reported 70 injuries and 2 deaths.
Chevrolet Tahoe complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 646 | Brakes (185), Electrical system (132), Steering (69) | 63k mi | 28 | 2 |
| 2016 | 256 | Brakes (85), Transmission / powertrain (47), Electrical system (31) | 48k mi | 17 | 1 |
| 2017 | 173 | Transmission / powertrain (53), Brakes (41), Engine (26) | 50k mi | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 103 | Engine (20), Transmission / powertrain (20), Brakes (16) | 42k mi | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 105 | Transmission / powertrain (38), Engine (29), Fuel system (25) | 28k mi | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 55 | Transmission / powertrain (14), Engine (12), Electrical system (11) | 16k mi | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 450 | Engine (166), Fuel system (93), Transmission / powertrain (87) | 40k mi | 9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 186 | Engine (71), Electrical system (37), Transmission / powertrain (37) | 60k mi | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 218 | Engine (119), Transmission / powertrain (42), Electrical system (37) | 33k mi | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 66 | Engine (22), Electrical system (13), Brakes (12) | 14k mi | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 48 | Engine (28), Brakes (10), Automatic emergency braking / collision warning (10) | — | 1 | 1 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Chevrolet Tahoe problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 557 | 24% | 50k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Brakes | 411 | 18% | 61k mi | Brake repair cost |
| Transmission / powertrain | 401 | 17% | 67k mi | Transmission repair cost |
| Electrical system | 374 | 16% | 51k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Fuel system | 240 | 10% | 60k mi | Fuel pump repair cost |
| Steering | 147 | 6% | 50k mi | Power steering repair cost |
| Suspension | 89 | 4% | 59k mi | Shock / strut replacement cost |
| Air bags | 85 | 4% | 35k mi | — |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Other Chevrolet models in the index
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (7,160)
- Chevrolet Malibu (3,192)
- Chevrolet Equinox (3,023)
- Chevrolet Traverse (2,644)
- Chevrolet Colorado (2,241)
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.