Chevrolet Blazer: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
Chevrolet Blazer: 7 model years scored from 690 NHTSA owner complaints and 11 recall campaigns. Worst year 2020, best year 2022.
Chevrolet Blazer: which years to avoid
Across 7 scored model years the Chevrolet Blazer ranges from 70/100 in 2020 to 92/100 in 2022 — a 22-point spread, so which year you buy matters. The weakest year’s complaints concentrate in Electrical System (73 of them).
Safest years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 — scored 70 or better.
Scored from NHTSA complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. How the score works · every car’s years to avoid.
Editor's note
The Chevrolet Blazer has no year to avoid on record: its lowest score is 70, on the 2020 car, and every year from 2019 to 2025 is a BUY. The years to buy are 2022 and 2023, at 92 and 90 on 49 and 42 complaints, with 2024 (86) and 2021 (81) behind them. The first two years carry the most complaints, 186 in 2019 and 213 in 2020, spread across Power Train (64 and 72), Electrical System (59 and 73) and Engine (40 and 68), and the campaigns on them are 20V668000 for the automatic transmission, 21V115000 for tyres and, on the 2020 car, 20V446000 for the roof-rail air bag diffuser. From 2021 the counts fall to 129, 49, 42, 43 and 28. The 2023 car carries 23V042000 for a half-shaft that may be missing a retaining ring and 23V172000 for a transmission built with an incorrect sun gear. Forward Collision Avoidance enters the top five from 2023 at 7, 11 and 4 complaints, not yet a pattern.
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Year-by-year data table
Best year in our data: 2022 (score 92). Worst: 2020 (score 70, BUY).
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | BUY | $3,612 | 28 | 1 |
| 2024 | 86 | BUY | $3,628 | 43 | 1 |
| 2023 | 90 | BUY | $4,026 | 42 | 2 |
| 2022 | 92 | BUY | $4,132 | 49 | 1 |
| 2021 | 81 | BUY | $4,130 | 129 | 1 |
| 2020 | 70 | BUY | $4,854 | 213 | 3 |
| 2019 | 81 | BUY | $4,824 | 186 | 2 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the Blazer, through the years →
Blazer sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Blazer on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
What goes wrong on the Chevrolet Blazer
Across every Blazer model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.
- Electrical System204 complaints across all Blazer years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
- Power Train181 complaints across all Blazer years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
- Engine181 complaints across all Blazer years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
- Unknown Or Other154 complaints across all Blazer years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
- Steering81 complaints across all Blazer years · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement$1,020–$2,500
- Service Brakes63 complaints across all Blazer years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.
FAQ
What are the best Chevrolet Blazer years to buy?
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 all score 70 or better. The strongest is the 2022 at 92/100, on 49 complaints and 1 recall campaigns.
Which Chevrolet Blazer years should I avoid?
The 2020 is the weakest year we score, at 70/100 (BUY), on 213 complaints and 3 recalls. Check the year-by-year table above before committing to any particular car.
What is the most common Chevrolet Blazer problem?
204 of the complaints filed against the Blazer across all its model years sit in the Electrical System group — more than any other component.
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04