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Chevrolet Blazer years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2020. Best years: 2022 and 2023.
The 2020 Chevrolet Blazer draws the most owner complaints for its age: 219, or 31 for each year on the road, against a median of 19 a year across the 6 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2020 is overheating (48 reports).
- 539complaints
- 4recall campaigns
- 3model years with a page
Newest report Sep 26, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2020
Most reported: overheating (48 reports, median 55,000 miles) and A/C failure (43 reports, median 55,580 miles).
Best years
2022
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2023
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2020 has the most complaints of any Chevrolet Blazer year here: 219 of 539 (41%).
- Problem across the years
- The top problem moves around from year to year. Overheating leads in 1 of the 3 model years and has the most reports overall, 90. Pooled across the years, half of the 35 owners who gave a mileage for overheating were under about 50,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 3% of Chevrolet Blazer complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2021, 7 of its 134 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 3 model years where owners report overheating has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 199, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 105 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2022 (50), 2023 (43), 2024 (47), 2025 (32).
Year by year
2021 Chevrolet Blazer
134 owner complaints, 22 for each year on the road (1.2 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (25 reports, median 42,000 miles), brake wear (19 reports) and overheating (17 reports, median 42,000 miles). 6 reports involved a crash and 7 people were hurt. 1 recall: 20V-811 on the seat belts.
2020 Chevrolet Blazer avoid
219 owner complaints, 31 for each year on the road (1.6 times the model median). Most reported: overheating (48 reports, median 55,000 miles), A/C failure (43 reports, median 55,580 miles) and power steering loss (35 reports, median 55,580 miles). 5 reports involved a crash and 7 people were hurt. 3 recalls, including 21V-115 on the tires and 20V-668 on the transmission and drivetrain.
2019 Chevrolet Blazer
186 owner complaints, 23 for each year on the road (1.2 times the model median). Most reported: shift to park warning (44 reports, median 37,196 miles), stalling (25 reports) and overheating (25 reports, median 47,500 miles). 4 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. 2 recalls, including 20V-668 on the transmission and drivetrain and 21V-115 on the tires.
Recalls that cover several model years
The affected tires were cured for too long during production.
The start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts.
Questions
What Chevrolet Blazer years should you avoid?
The 2020 Chevrolet Blazer draws the most owner complaints for its age: 219, or 31 for each year on the road, against a median of 19 a year across the 6 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2020 is overheating (48 reports).
What are the best years for the Chevrolet Blazer?
The 2022 and 2023 draw the fewest complaints for their age: 2022 has 50 (10 a year) and 2023 has 43 (11 a year).
What is the most common problem on the Chevrolet Blazer?
Overheating, with 90 reports across the 3 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2020.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Blazer have?
4 recall campaigns cover the Chevrolet Blazer model years 2019 to 2021 on this site. The widest, 20V-668 on the transmission and drivetrain, covers 2 model years.
How many Chevrolet Blazer complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
3% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2021 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for overheating on the Chevrolet Blazer?
No. None of the 3 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.