"How reliable is the 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer?"

"Based on 81 NHTSA complaints, the 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer has a median complaint mileage of 25000 miles. The most common issue is SERVICE BRAKES."

"What are common problems with the 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer is SERVICE BRAKES, accounting for a significant portion of the 81 total complaints filed."

2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 81 complaints

Total Complaints

25,000mi

Median Mileage

SERVICE BRAKES

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

21,734 25th Percentile

25,000 Median Mileage

45,971 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

POWER TRAIN

AIR BAGS

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

STEERING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I have noticed that when it's very cold, the vehicle will not shift to the two highest gears (I think) until 20+ minutes into my trip, and that's with having auto-started the vehicle 10 minutes prior to getting in it. So it takes about 30 minutes for the vehicle to shift into whatever the two highes..."

"When I start my car my car play will not connect. When I start my car and put my car in reverse to use the back up camera and then put in drive the back up camera will remain on. The speakers are static sometimes. The screen will not work and it will be slow or shut off completely. I have pulled ove..."

"I was driving west on I90 near Belvidere IL, through a construction zone. All of sudden the vehicle stopped by its self. I had no control except for the steering. Once on the left shoulder of a four lane hwy(one way), another four lanes on the other side. There was a cement barrier blocking from the..."

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