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Chevrolet TahoeYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 10,067 NHTSA owner complaints across 33 model years, the Chevrolet Tahoe years to avoid are 2007, and the strongest years are 2006, 2014, 2018 and 2020. The Tahoe has 80 safety recalls on record.

Chevrolet Tahoe
Years to avoid'07Use caution: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2015, 2021, 2023Best years'06 '14 '18 '20Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints10,067Top: Air bagsSafety recalls801994–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: RL GNZLZ, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Tahoe years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Tahoe median. Tap a year for its full report.

'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
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2026Too new–/10030 complaints · 3 recalls2025Too new–/10053 complaints · 1 recall2024Solid60/10069 complaints · 3 recalls2023Caution38/100236 complaints · 5 recalls2022Solid46/100198 complaints · 4 recalls2021Caution31/100468 complaints · 16 recalls2020Best78/10058 complaints · 3 recalls2019Best68/100109 complaints · 2 recalls2018Best73/100106 complaints · 3 recalls2017Solid66/100175 complaints · 4 recalls2016Solid55/100256 complaints · 8 recalls2015Caution33/100659 complaints · 14 recalls2014Best79/10090 complaints · 3 recalls2013Solid60/100233 complaints · 4 recalls2012Solid64/100179 complaints · 3 recalls2011Solid44/100447 complaints · 5 recalls2010Solid52/100314 complaints · 3 recalls2009Solid55/100284 complaints · 5 recalls2008Caution39/100528 complaints · 4 recalls2007Avoid21/1001,178 complaints · 4 recalls2006Best73/100114 complaints · 3 recalls2005Solid51/100293 complaints · 5 recalls2004Caution40/100467 complaints · 2 recalls2003Caution38/100507 complaints · 4 recalls2002Caution38/100449 complaints · 3 recalls2001Caution35/100512 complaints · 5 recalls2000Solid49/100282 complaints · 6 recalls1999Caution34/100552 complaints · 1 recall1998Solid53/100263 complaints · 2 recalls1997Solid43/100410 complaints · 0 recalls1996Solid49/100283 complaints · 3 recalls1995Solid53/100246 complaints · 6 recalls1994Not rated–/10019 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Tahoe problems

All model years combined: 10,067 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags1553214
Electrical system1506100
Service brakes, hydraulic93781
Structure89772
Power train85633
Service brakes82878
Engine82426
Steering56638
Fuel/propulsion system3416
32 other systems3149214
80 recalls

Chevrolet Tahoe recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

64%Wheels: hub26V-304 · 2025–2026 · May 14, 2026 · 2,457 vehicles64%Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)26V-289 · 2016–2026 · May 7, 2026 · 66 vehiclesDo not drive74%Other: owners/service/other manual26V-114 · 2026 · Feb 26, 2026 · 5,861 vehicles66%Control module: software26V-085 · 2022 · Feb 13, 2026 · 43,743 vehicles83%Storage: tank assembly25V-619 · 2021–2024 · Sep 18, 2025 · 12 vehicles88%Engine: hard parts internal/mechanical25V-274 · 2021–2024 · Apr 24, 2025 · 597,571 vehicles78%Control module: software24V-797 · 2021 · Oct 24, 2024 · 463,295 vehicles91%Brake fluid low warning: lamp24V-674 · 2023–2024 · Sep 12, 2024 · 449,671 vehicles89%Suspension: rear23V-642 · 2023 · Sep 20, 2023 · 189 vehicles97%Lighting control module: software22V-903 · 2022–2023 · Dec 8, 2022 · 740,108 vehicles93%Lighting control module: software22V-827 · 2021 · Nov 3, 2022 · 338,735 vehicles90%Seat belts: critical fasteners22V-617 · 2021–2022 · Aug 11, 2022 · 484,155 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 80 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

27 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Tahoe

  1. Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedyEA26005 · 2021–2026 · still open
    Open
  2. Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedyRQ26001 · 2021–2024 · closed Aug 20, 2026
    No recall
  3. Loss of motive power due to engine failureEA25007 · 2021–2024 · still open
    Open
  4. Loss of motive power due to engine failurePE25001 · 2021–2024 · closed Oct 23, 2025
    Led to recall 25V-274
  5. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2007–2014 · still open
    Open
  6. Air Bag MalfunctionPE21010 · 2021 · closed Aug 24, 2023
    No recall
  7. Brake Vacuum Pump FailurePE18012 · 2015–2016 · closed Apr 10, 2022
    Led to recall 19V-645
  8. Rollover Side Curtain Air BagsDP15004 · 2010 · closed Mar 7, 2017
    No recall
  9. Brake line corrosion failureEA11001 · 2000–2003 · closed Apr 8, 2015
    No recall
  10. Interior Door Handle Laceration RiskEA10004 · 2007 · closed Jul 18, 2011
    No recall