2011 Chevrolet Tahoe: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 571 complaints
571
Total Complaints
66,000mi
Median Mileage
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

47,000 25th Percentile
66,000 Median Mileage
90,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
211
AIR BAGS
184
STRUCTURE:BODY
63
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
STRUCTURE
15
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
15
ENGINE
11
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
POWER TRAIN
5

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
3
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 IN MY HOMETOWN OF THOMASVILLE NORTH CAROLINA IN MY 2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE WHICH HAD EXACTLY 1,320 MILES ON IT, ON 12/13/10 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM, MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I WAS TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 60-65 MPH AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 MPH. I WAS C..."
"2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS FOGGING UP *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO FOG UP ON THE SIDES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE TEMPERATURE DROP BY A FEW DEGREES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE THIRD TIME WHILE DRIVING, THE FRON..."
"2011 CHEVROLET TAHOE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO INFORM NHTSA OF THE TERRIFIC SERVICE THAT WIN KELLY CHEVROLET DID FOR A RECALL. HE RECEIVED NOTICE THROUGH ONSTAR THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL AND WITHIN 4 HOURS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *KB"

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