1993 Chevrolet Blazer: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 616 complaints
616
Total Complaints
115,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
81
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

37,835 25th Percentile
115,000 Median Mileage
153,660 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
329
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
34
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
25
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
12
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
8

Severity Assessment

81
Crashes
13
Fires
22
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ABS BRAKES; TRUCK DIDN'T RESPOND TO PEDAL TRAVEL. THIS HAS OCCURED FIVE TIMES. TT"
"ABS, BRAKE FAILURE IN WET WEATHER LOCKUP OF BRAKES, TO UNLOCK HIT PEDAL REAL HARD, EA94-038 ACTIVE. TT"
"WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN VEHICLE RIGHT FRONT DROPS DOWN, CREATING A STABILITY PROBLEM, REPLACE TORSION BAR/SHOCK ABSORBER/ALIGNMENT/ADJUST HEIGHT/TO NO AVAIL. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28