"How reliable is the 2011 Chevrolet Suburban?"

"Based on 192 NHTSA complaints, the 2011 Chevrolet Suburban has a median complaint mileage of 68245 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2011 Chevrolet Suburban?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2011 Chevrolet Suburban is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 192 total complaints filed."

2011 Chevrolet Suburban: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 192 complaints

192

Total Complaints

68,245mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,000 25th Percentile

68,245 Median Mileage

90,849 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STRUCTURE:BODY

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURE

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"1.)WHEN WE WERE DRIVING THRU THE MOUNTAINS OUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO GO HAYWIRE AND THE LIGHTS STARTED GOING IN AND OUT AND THE IGNITION STARTED TO ACT UP CAR TURNED OFF A FEW TIMES WE HAD TO RESTART IT WHEN WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECKED OUT THEY SAID THERE WAS COINS IN THE R..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE REAR LIFT GATE CLOSED ON ITS OWN..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

AIR BAGS 66 complaints

25th: 50,000 mi Median: 65,000 mi 75th: 88,644 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 45 complaints

25th: 55,000 mi Median: 75,000 mi 75th: 99,000 mi

STRUCTURE:BODY 19 complaints

25th: 45,000 mi Median: 65,000 mi 75th: 83,500 mi

ENGINE 10 complaints

25th: 60,190 mi Median: 83,000 mi 75th: 90,396 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 complaints

25th: 84,644 mi Median: 90,000 mi 75th: 128,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 35 FL: 19 CA: 18 LA: 13 NC: 10 NY: 9 VA: 8 IL: 7 MS: 7 AL: 6

Who Files Complaints?

Original Owners

99%

Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Suburban — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	67	-	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER	2
1991	65	106,744	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	6
1992	226	-	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	45
1993	616	120,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	110
1994	1038	124,062	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	158
1995	587	113,450	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	64
1996	531	93,100	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	25
1997	556	90,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	27
1998	298	76,500	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	11
1999	859	81,250	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	65
2000	382	68,000	PARKING BRAKE	30
2001	543	60,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	38
2002	352	63,700	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	34
2003	360	71,000	SERVICE BRAKES	39
2004	264	65,250	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	14
2005	161	85,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	5
2006	33	84,500	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES	0
2007	357	80,000	AIR BAGS	4
2008	276	87,000	AIR BAGS	4
2009	133	83,500	AIR BAGS	1
2010	161	86,000	AIR BAGS	3
2012	139	68,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	3
2013	170	55,700	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	4
2014	77	55,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	0
2015	584	62,000	SERVICE BRAKES	29
2016	288	55,000	SERVICE BRAKES	11
2017	178	50,000	SERVICE BRAKES	8
2018	108	38,155	ENGINE	3
2019	84	48,000	POWER TRAIN	3
2020	59	3,250	ENGINE	3
2021	223	60,000	ENGINE	12
2022	134	64,083	ENGINE	7
2023	122	25,000	ENGINE	0
2024	42	16,600	ENGINE	0

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