"How reliable is the 2013 Chevrolet Suburban?"

"Based on 170 NHTSA complaints, the 2013 Chevrolet Suburban has a median complaint mileage of 55700 miles. The most common issue is Unknown Or Other."

"What are common problems with the 2013 Chevrolet Suburban?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2013 Chevrolet Suburban is Unknown Or Other, accounting for a significant portion of the 170 total complaints filed."

2013 Chevrolet Suburban: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 170 complaints

170

Total Complaints

55,700mi

Median Mileage

Unknown Or Other

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

32,000 25th Percentile

55,700 Median Mileage

91,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other

Air Bags

Body

Engine

Electrical System

Service Brakes

Power Train

Fuel/Propulsion System

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Vehicle Speed Control

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR IS RESTRICTED IN ITS UPWARD MOVEMENT AND WILL NOT MOVE HIGH ENOUGH TO ENABLE SAFE VIEWING OF THE BLIND SIDE ON THE LEFT OF THE CAR. THE MIRROR IS OBSTRUCTED BY THE FRAME OF THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY SO IT WON'T PIVOT INTO THE FRAME TO GIVE A HIGHER VIEW. *TR"

"I WILL NOW LIST THE QUALITY/SAFETY ISSUES THAT I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO AL SERRA NORTH FOR, AND HOW MANY OF THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AND HOW MANY HAVE NOT. ALSO I WILL LIST THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF MY POSSESSION FOR THESE ?REPAIRS.? THAT NUMBER IS 12. 02/05/201..."

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 45 complaints

25th: 50,250 mi Median: 69,000 mi 75th: 83,750 mi

Air Bags 28 complaints

25th: 36,000 mi Median: 57,900 mi 75th: 76,380 mi

Body 21 complaints

25th: 33,592 mi Median: 39,713 mi 75th: 55,000 mi

Engine 16 complaints

25th: 74,210 mi Median: 110,000 mi 75th: 129,394 mi

Electrical System 14 complaints

25th: 48,218 mi Median: 57,850 mi 75th: 88,250 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 40 CA: 17 FL: 16 GA: 14 NY: 13 CO: 8 IN: 7 LA: 6 MO: 5 MS: 4

Chevrolet Suburban — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	67	-	Recliner	2
1991	65	106,744	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	6
1992	226	-	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	45
1993	616	120,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	110
1994	1038	124,062	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	158
1995	587	113,450	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	64
1996	531	93,100	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	25
1997	556	90,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	27
1998	298	76,500	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	11
1999	859	81,250	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	65
2000	382	68,000	Parking Brake	30
2001	543	60,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	38
2002	352	63,700	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	34
2003	360	71,000	Service Brakes	39
2004	264	65,250	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
2011	192	68,245	Air Bags	3
2012	139	68,000	Unknown Or Other	3
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