Chevrolet forward collision avoidance problems
Across all Chevrolet models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,227 complaints involve forward collision avoidance. The Silverado 1500 accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2025 Traverse with 89 forward collision avoidance complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,227 about forward collision avoidance, all Chevrolet models
- Most affected
- Silverado 1500 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 13,000 miles 123 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 143 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Chevrolet models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Silverado 1500 | 168 | 14% |
| Traverse | 159 | 13% |
| Equinox | 157 | 13% |
| Colorado | 116 | 10% |
| Tahoe | 101 | 8% |
| Equinox EV | 96 | 8% |
| Blazer | 54 | 4% |
| Bolt Euv | 49 | 4% |
| Blazer EV | 47 | 4% |
| Suburban | 44 | 4% |
Worst model years for forward collision avoidance
- 2025 Chevrolet Traverse89 complaints
- 2023 Chevrolet Colorado59 complaints
- 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV53 complaints
- 2025 Chevrolet Equinox43 complaints
- 2023 Chevrolet Bolt Euv42 complaints
Forward collision avoidance complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 52 |
| 2018 | 51 |
| 2019 | 52 |
| 2020 | 45 |
| 2021 | 86 |
| 2022 | 88 |
| 2023 | 179 |
| 2024 | 204 |
| 2025 | 277 |
| 2026 | 68 |
| 2027 | 3 |
Among the 123 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 12,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.