Chevrolet Suburban 1500 by model year

1,768 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Suburban 1500 across 26 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 Suburban 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
1994	10
1995	10
1996	12
1997	21
1998	16
1999	91
2000	72
2001	102
2002	144
2003	223
2004	220
2005	102
2006	35
2007	240
2008	131
2009	70
2010	70
2011	108
2023	25
2025	42
2026	23

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2026	23		3
2025	42	Engine (38%)	1
2024			1
2023	25	Engine (40%)	1
2013				17
2012				17
2011	108	Air bags (30%)	2	17
2010	70	Air bags (31%)		14 to 17
2009	70	Air bags (36%)		16
2008	131	Air bags (31%)		14 to 16
2007	240	Air bags (26%)		14 to 16
2006	35	Electrical system (20%)	1	13 to 15
2005	102	Electrical system (45%)		14 to 15
2004	220	Electrical system (38%)		14 to 15
2003	223	Brakes (29%)		13 to 14
2002	144	Brakes (52%)		13 to 14
2001	102	Brakes (48%)		13 to 14
2000	72	Brakes (68%)		13 to 14
1999	91	Brakes (59%)		14
1998	16			14
1997	21			12 to 14
1996	12			13 to 14
1995	10			12 to 13
1994	10			13
1993				12 to 13
1992				12 to 13