2024 Chevrolet Blazer: True Cost, Problems & Verdict
43 NHTSA owner complaints · 1 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
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. Read the full note on the model page. 2024 specifically: a year the record favours — 43 complaints, score 86/100. The caveats in the note apply to other years of this nameplate more than to this one.
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Used Chevrolet Sonic, Trax and Blazer: the years to avoid, including 2024 — written and signed by Adir Trabelsi, 2026-09-16.
Owner complaints: 43 filed with NHTSA
Complaints per year on the road: 21.5
What owners say
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
The contact owns a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced phantom braking on four separate occasions. The Forward Collision Avoidance warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure…
Sudden catastrophic drive train failure while driving. Car stopped instantly and was totally immobilized. It had to be dragged onto a flatbed tow truck. It is at dealership now for evaluation.
The radiator had a crack that nobody located even though I had been smelling antifreeze since I purchased it at 24,000 miles just over a year ago. I brought it in for an oil change today because I was leaving town for the weekend tomorrow and now a hole had blown through the bottom of the radiator. Had this happened when I was in a remote area of the mountains without cell service this could have been a very big pr…
Recalls: 1 campaigns
| Campaign | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 23V869000 | Structure:Body:Door | General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2024 Chevrolet Blazer, Blazer EV, Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The door strikers may fracture, resulting in the door opening unexpectedly. |
What it costs to buy — and what owning it really takes
Class-level estimates, priced as a mid-size SUV of its model year, re-priced to your country. Not a quote, not a valuation of one specific car — condition, mileage and options move it. How these are computed.
What it costs to run
EPA combined 24 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $2,550
Re-priced automatically from your country's retail fuel, electricity and parts indices — change country in the bar at the top. Estimates; see methodology.
What this car's problems cost to fix
Ranked by the components owners of this exact model year actually complain about. Each figure is flat-rate labour hours x the local shop rate plus a parts band — an estimate of what this kind of failure costs, not a quote, and not a prediction that this car will need it. Formula.
- Forward Collision Avoidance11 complaints · typical job: Radar or camera module replacement and calibration (3.0 h labour + parts)$780–$2,160
- Unknown Or Other8 complaints · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair (2.0 h labour + parts)$360–$940
- Service Brakes8 complaints · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles (3.0 h labour + parts)$580–$1,140
- Electrical System7 complaints · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement (3.0 h labour + parts)$540–$1,310
- Engine6 complaints · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,040–$2,220
- Power Train6 complaints · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair (7.0 h labour + parts)$1,290–$4,040
Other Chevrolet Blazer years
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FAQ
What is the most common problem with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer?
The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Forward Collision Avoidance (11 complaints in our indexed sample).
Is the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer a good used car to buy?
Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 86/100, computed from 43 NHTSA complaints and 1 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
How much does it cost to fix the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer's most common problem?
11 of the NHTSA complaints filed against the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer sit in the Forward Collision Avoidance group — more than any other component on this model year. The representative job there is radar or camera module replacement and calibration: about 3.0 hours of labour plus parts, roughly $780–$2,160 at a US independent shop and re-priced to your country at the top of the page. It is an estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote for this car.
What does a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer cost to run per year?
About $3,908 a year in fuel or energy plus the maintenance band — roughly $19,542 over five years, before purchase price, insurance and depreciation. Figures come from available EPA fuel-economy data and industry maintenance averages, and are re-priced to your country.
Does the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer have recalls?
Yes — NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign(s) for the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer, 0 of them touching fire, crash or stall risk, the most recent recorded 21/12/2023. Check this car's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.
Compare with
Other midsize suvs of about the same age.
What will a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer really cost YOU per year?
Fuel, maintenance band and depreciation — computed from public data in 10 seconds.
Open the true-cost calculatorData sources
Complaints & recalls: NHTSA ·
Fuel economy: EPA fueleconomy.gov ·
Scoring: our published methodology.
Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements.
Last updated: 2026-10-04.
Thin evidence — 43 complaints, 1 recalls on record
- 43 NHTSA complaints on record (21.5/yr of exposure) — better than a typical year of this model (25.8/yr)
- 1 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems
- Thin complaint record — this score is held close to the model's own average rather than read as evidence of quality