Hyundai Genesis vs Chevrolet Blazer: which is more reliable?
The Chevrolet Blazer is clearly ahead of the Hyundai Genesis on the federal record: 83/100 against 70/100 across every model year we score.
The record, side by side
Hyundai Genesis
- 6 model years scored
- 1,039 owner complaints on record
- about 14 complaints per year on the road
- 26 recall campaigns, 23 safety-critical
- best year 2014 (97/100) · worst 2015 (39/100)
Chevrolet Blazer
- 7 model years scored
- 690 owner complaints on record
- about 23 complaints per year on the road
- 11 recall campaigns, 2 safety-critical
- best year 2022 (92/100) · worst 2020 (70/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Genesis against Blazer
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Hyundai Genesis
- Electrical System — 245 complaints
- Engine — 232 complaints
- Service Brakes — 190 complaints
Chevrolet Blazer
- Electrical System — 204 complaints
- Power Train — 181 complaints
- Engine — 181 complaints
Both nameplates have Electrical System as their largest complaint group, so the choice between them is about how often, not about what.
Years to avoid on each
Hyundai Genesis — avoid: 2015.
Chevrolet Blazer: no model year scores below 45; the strongest are 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024….
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Hyundai Genesis prices at about $28,200 and a Chevrolet Blazer at about $40,800 — the Hyundai Genesis is roughly $12,600 less, and they return 19.0 against 24.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Hyundai Genesis or the Chevrolet Blazer more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Chevrolet Blazer scores 83/100 against the Hyundai Genesis's 70/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The Chevrolet Blazer carries about 23 complaints per year on the road against 14 for the Hyundai Genesis.
Which Hyundai Genesis and Chevrolet Blazer years should I avoid?
Hyundai Genesis: 2015. Chevrolet Blazer: no year scores below 45. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Hyundai Genesis and the Chevrolet Blazer?
The largest complaint group on the Hyundai Genesis is Electrical System (245 complaints); on the Chevrolet Blazer it is Electrical System (204).
Is the Hyundai Genesis or the Chevrolet Blazer cheaper to own?
A recent used Hyundai Genesis prices at about $28,200 and a Chevrolet Blazer at about $40,800, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.