The Lemon IndexChevrolet Blazer reliability.
Is it reliable? Mostly. About half as many complaints as the average car.
One of the most reliable · 2019–2022
20203rd generation
What owners say on YouTube
1995–2005 Blazer · 195 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Fixes owners look up most
Before you buy, watch
2019–2025 Blazer · 199 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
Fixes owners look up most
- Infotainment, battery & electrical522K views
- Heat, A/C & blend door107K views
- Intake, EGR & engine sensors86K views
Before you buy, watch
Praise and complaints: the share of each generation's most-watched videos that mention a topic with a praise or trouble word next to it, in the title or what's said. YouTube rank: how positive owners and reviewers sound, compared with every car of the same model year. It measures tone, not failure rates. Videos belong to their creators; we link to them.
Looking at a 2023 or newer? Those are too new for a full complaint score (any score shown is partial, in gray), but YouTube owners like the 2025 best.
Engines & versions
Fewest complaints
2020.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Show 5 older years (1995–1999, YouTube reviews only, no complaint data)
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average, too new (2023+: a partial score, marked “partial”) or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 17 Chevrolet Blazer years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
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YouTube rank: we read 389 YouTube videos about the Chevrolet Blazer, 1995 to 2025, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2025. Old cars rank lower partly because most of their videos are repair and restoration videos. A gray dot means not enough data yet: under 10 videos, or a new year with no owner complaints to compare.
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Quick answers.
Is the Chevrolet Blazer reliable?
Mostly. It draws about half as many complaints as the average car, but YouTube owners complain about it more than about most cars its age. Fewest complaints: 2020.
Is the Chevrolet Blazer a good car?
Yes, it is one of the most reliable models we track, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2019-2022: Lemon Index 46; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2020 drew the fewest complaints since 2010 and 2019 the most.
What are the best Chevrolet Blazer years to buy?
By owner complaints per car sold since 2010: 2020, 2022, 2021. 2020 drew the fewest.
What Chevrolet Blazer years should you stay away from?
No Chevrolet Blazer year stands out as bad since 2010. Even the years with the most complaints per car sold beat the average car: 2019 (better than average, Lemon Index 58).
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Blazer have?
22 safety recalls across the 14 model years we track. Most: 2000 (4), 2001 (3), 2020 (3). Each year's page lists them, and every Chevrolet Blazer recall is in one list here.
What are the most common Chevrolet Blazer problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name transmission & drivetrain, lights and engine most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.
Every year in one table
| Year | Index | Compared with average | Complaints | Top complaint | Recalls | Crash test | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 115 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 288 | suspension (20%) | 4 | — | 15–18 |
| 2001 | 121 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 192 | lights (20%) | 3 | — | 14–17 |
| 2002 | 153 | about one and a half times the average car's complaints | 150 | transmission & drivetrain (19%) | 2 | — | 14–17 |
| 2003 | 113 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 49 | transmission & drivetrain (22%) | 1 | — | 15–17 |
| 2004 | 89 | somewhat fewer complaints than the average car | 25 | body structure (24%) | 1 | — | 15–16 |
| 2006 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 2 | fuel system, gasoline (100%) | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 1 | fuel system, gasoline (100%) | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 58 | a bit over half as many complaints as the average car | 34 | electrical (29%) | 2 | ★★★★★ | 21–24 |
| 2020 | 34 | about a third as many complaints as the average car | 31 | transmission & drivetrain (39%) | 3 | ★★★★★ | 21–24 |
| 2021 | 54 | about half as many complaints as the average car | 41 | electrical (24%) | 1 | ★★★★★ | 21–25 |
| 2022 | 38 | a bit under half as many complaints as the average car | 32 | electrical (31%) | 1 | ★★★★★ | 21–25 |
| 2023 | 56 | a bit over half as many complaints as the average car | 44 | engine (27%) | 2 | ★★★★★ | 21–25 |
| 2024 | 116 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 51 | automatic emergency braking (27%) | 1 | ★★★★★ | 21–96 |
| 2025 | 117 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 33 | electrical (30%) | 1 | ★★★★★ | 21–104 |
The Lemon Index counts owner complaints filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) in a car's first 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model years (100 = average, lower is better). It measures complaints, not crash safety. U.S. sales source: goodcarbadcar.net. How it works
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