2013 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500: Reliability Data

38
Total Complaints
47,061mi
Median Mileage
Unknown Or Other
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

27,000 25th Percentile
47,061 Median Mileage
58,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other
11
Air Bags
6
Body
6
Structure
2
Electrical System
2
Steering
2
Exterior Lighting
2
Fuel System, Gasoline
1
Power Train
1
Suspension
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY AVALANCHE HAS DEVELOPED A ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES EVER SINCE NEW. SOMETIMES IT IS ROUGHER THAN OTHER TIMES AND IS NOT CONSTANT. I HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES AND CONTACTED CHEVROLET SUPPORT. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND SINCE THERE ARE NO TSB'S THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO CORRECT. ONE..."
"RECALL NHTSA 13VOO1000. *TR"
"RECALL NHTSA 13VOO1000. *TR"

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.

Unknown Or Other 11 complaints
25th: 34,553 mi Median: 54,000 mi 75th: 71,250 mi
Air Bags 6 complaints
25th: 34,530 mi Median: 52,061 mi 75th: 65,000 mi
Body 6 complaints
25th: 26,000 mi Median: 46,000 mi 75th: 46,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 9 PA: 3 CO: 3 MI: 3 IL: 2 GA: 2 MA: 2 LA: 2 NC: 2 OH: 2

Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200218422
20032129
200417411
20051512
2006606
20071425
2008491
2009270
2011431
2012200

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