Reliability & cost of ownership
Chevrolet Suburban Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Chevrolet Suburban? 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 Suburban problems by model year
96 recall entries and 6262 owner complaints on file across 30 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Chevrolet Suburban, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes1531 complaints
- hydraulic916 complaints
- electrical system726 complaints
- air bags648 complaints
- power train591 complaints
- unknown or other489 complaints
- engine475 complaints
- steering442 complaints