Reliability & cost of ownership
Chevrolet Avalanche Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Chevrolet Avalanche? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Chevrolet Avalanche problems by model year
45 recall entries and 1966 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Avalanche | 2 | 82 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Avalanche | 3 | 36 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Avalanche | 3 | 127 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Avalanche | 4 | 111 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Avalanche | 5 | 76 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Avalanche | 4 | 258 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Avalanche | 4 | 377 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Avalanche | 1 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Avalanche | 3 | 71 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Avalanche | 6 | 165 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Avalanche | 6 | 204 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Avalanche | 4 | 444 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Avalanche | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Avalanche | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Chevrolet Avalanche, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags591 complaints
- service brakes319 complaints
- unknown or other312 complaints
- structure275 complaints
- electrical system206 complaints
- hydraulic164 complaints
- power train100 complaints
- engine72 complaints