Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 by model year

1,115 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 across 12 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2002	185
2003	213
2004	175
2005	153
2006	63
2007	142
2008	49
2009	27
2010	7
2011	43
2012	20
2013	38

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2013	38	Body & structure (21%)	1	17
2012	20			17
2011	43	Air bags (26%)	2	17
2010	7			14 to 17
2009	27	Air bags (33%)		16
2008	49	Air bags (33%)		14 to 16
2007	142	Air bags (35%)	1	14 to 16
2006	63	Brakes (16%)	1	14
2005	153	Electrical system (31%)	1	14 to 15
2004	175	Electrical system (31%)		14 to 15
2003	213	Electrical system (40%)		13 to 14
2002	185	Brakes (54%)		13 to 14