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Chevrolet Trailblazer years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2021. Best years: 2024.
The 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer draws the most owner complaints for its age: 193, or 32 for each year on the road, against a median of 20 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2021 is shift to park warning (32 reports).
- 303complaints
- 4recall campaigns
- 2model years with a page
Newest report Sep 24, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2021
Most reported: shift to park warning (32 reports) and brake wear (31 reports, median 10,000 miles).
Best years
2024
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 2021 has the most complaints of any Chevrolet Trailblazer year here: 193 of 303 (64%).
- Problem across the years
- Shift to park warning is the top problem in every model year with a page, 61 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 20 owners who gave a mileage for shift to park warning were under about 33,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 4% of Chevrolet Trailblazer 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, 9 of its 193 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 2 model years where owners report shift to park warning has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 72, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 72 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2023 (68), 2024 (33), 2025 (22).
Year by year
2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer
110 owner complaints, 22 for each year on the road (1.1 times the model median). Most reported: shift to park warning (29 reports, median 29,000 miles), brake wear (16 reports, median 15,000 miles) and infotainment (15 reports). 3 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. 1 recall: 21V-440 on the equipment.
2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer avoid
193 owner complaints, 32 for each year on the road (1.6 times the model median). Most reported: shift to park warning (32 reports), brake wear (31 reports, median 10,000 miles) and infotainment (23 reports). 7 reports involved a crash and 5 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 21V-440 on the equipment and 20V-588 on the brakes.
Recalls that cover several model years
The emergency jack, if not positioned as directed in the vehicle owner's manual, can fracture while in use.
Questions
What Chevrolet Trailblazer years should you avoid?
The 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer draws the most owner complaints for its age: 193, or 32 for each year on the road, against a median of 20 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2021 is shift to park warning (32 reports).
What are the best years for the Chevrolet Trailblazer?
The 2024 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 33, or 11 for each year on the road.
What is the most common problem on the Chevrolet Trailblazer?
Shift to park warning, with 61 reports across the 2 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2021 and 2022.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Trailblazer have?
4 recall campaigns cover the Chevrolet Trailblazer model years 2021 to 2022 on this site. The widest, 21V-440 on the equipment, covers 2 model years.
How many Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
4% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2021 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for shift to park warning on the Chevrolet Trailblazer?
No. None of the 2 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.