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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

54 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

1,737 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2018 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Tahoe →Which years to avoid Compare it

Chevrolet Tahoe — photograph via Wikimedia Commons — Chevrolet Tahoe · Photo: RL GNZLZ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Active NHTSA advisory on 4 model years of the Tahoe — park outside or do not drive. The year rows below carry it.

Every Chevrolet Tahoe model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas Diesel	A	0	0	—	24 mpg
2026	Gas Diesel	C	3	27	★★★★★	24 mpg
2025	Gas Diesel	A	1	51	★★★★★	24 mpg
2024	Gas Diesel	B	3	69	★★★★☆	24 mpg
2023	Gas Diesel	C	5	231	★★★★☆	24 mpg
2022	Gas Diesel	C	4	197	★★★★☆	24 mpg
2021	Gas Diesel	F	16	460	★★★★☆	24 mpg
2020	Gas	C	3	57	★★★★☆	18 mpg
2019	Gas	C	2	109	★★★★☆	18 mpg
2018	Gas	C	3	105	★★★★☆	19 mpg
2017	Gas	D	4	174	★★★★☆	19 mpg
2016	Gas	F	10	257	★★★★☆	19 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2018

On the filed record so far, the 2018 is the cleanest Tahoe year we hold, and the 2016 the one to check hardest. The 2016 carries a standing park-outside or do-not-drive advisory, which outranks every other number on this page.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2018	C	0.4	13
2020	C	0.5	10
2023	C	1.7	77
2022	C	1	49	1 critical
2021	F	3.2	92	1 critical
2019	C	0.3	16	Advisory
2017	D	0.4	19	Advisory
2016	F	1	26	Advisory

Which Chevrolet Tahoe years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2023 engine complaints at 0.97× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 32,295 miles). Latest: 2017 power train at 2.51× (100,300 miles).

Year	Engine	Service Brakes	Power Train
2023	0.97×	—	—
2022	1.52×	—	—
2021	1.22×	—	1.26×
2017	1.21×	1.88×	2.51×
2016	—	1.31×	1.15×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Chevrolet Tahoe, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

engine problems 615 complaints, every model year transmission and drivetrain problems 365 complaints, every model year electrical problems 252 complaints, every model year brake problems 250 complaints, every model year fuel system problems 226 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2026: 7 → 6 EPA configurations
2023: 10 → 7 EPA configurations
2021: added diesel; best combined mpg 18 → 24; 6 → 10 EPA configurations
2019: best combined mpg 19 → 18
2018: 4 → 6 EPA configurations

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Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Tahoe vs Ford Expedition · Large SUV	Expedition +2.8
2027 Tahoe vs Kia Telluride · Large SUV	Telluride +31
2027 Tahoe vs Ford Explorer · Large SUV	Explorer +24.2
2027 Tahoe vs Hyundai Palisade · Large SUV	Palisade +33.8
2027 Tahoe vs Jeep Grand Cherokee · Large SUV	Grand Cherokee +21.5
2026 Tahoe vs Toyota Highlander · Large SUV	Highlander +27.4
2026 Tahoe vs Honda Pilot · Large SUV	Pilot +22.6

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 58 of 79 1.5× the mileage of same-age vehicles Chevrolet Tahoe owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 41,000 miles across 2018–2022 (fleet 23,512), later than vehicles of the same model year. 204 readings.

Common questions about the Chevrolet Tahoe

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Chevrolet Tahoe year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2018 Tahoe comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade C (79/100), 3 recalls and 105 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Chevrolet Tahoe years should I avoid?

2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2026 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Tahoe model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Chevrolet Tahoe have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 54 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Tahoe. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.