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2018 Chevrolet Tahoe

Gas

Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
6 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

79 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 3

Complaints6 crash · 5 injured · 1 died reported 105

Crash ratingNHTSA overall 4★

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 19 mpg

2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe is sold in the U.S. as a gas large SUV with 6 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Tahoe C1500 2WD, is EPA-rated at 19 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of C. Owners have filed 105 complaints, most often about the engine. NHTSA crash-tested it at 4 stars overall.

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Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Tahoe C1500 2WD	Gas	RWD	5.3L 8-cyl	16	23	19	$3,550
Tahoe C1500 2WD	Gas	RWD	5.3L 8-cyl	16	23	19	$3,550
Tahoe K1500 4WD	Gas	4WD	5.3L 8-cyl	16	22	18	$3,700
Tahoe K1500 4WD	Gas	4WD	5.3L 8-cyl	16	22	18	$3,700
Tahoe C1500 2WD	Gas	RWD	6.2L 8-cyl	14	23	17	$4,850
Tahoe K1500 4WD	Gas	4WD	6.2L 8-cyl	14	22	17	$4,850

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 39004, 39006, 39017, 39019, 39099, 39016.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
Tahoe C1500 2WD, Tahoe K1500 4WD	3 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 / California LEV-III ULEV125	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—
Tahoe K1500 4WD	3 / 10	California LEV-III ULEV125 / Federal Tier 3 Bin 125	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Source: NHTSA vPIC

Dimensions Exterior

Body style	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]
Doors	4
GVWR class	Class 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 kg)

Engine Basics

Cylinders	8
Displacement	5.3 L

Fuel Economy

Fuel	Gasoline

Seating

Seat rows	3
Seating capacity	8 seats

Transmission

Drivetrain	4x2
Transmission	Automatic
Transmission speeds	6

Driver assistance

Standard: Anti-lock brakes, Backup camera, Electronic stability control, Forward collision warning

Optional: Adaptive cruise control, Automatic emergency braking, Blind-spot monitoring, Lane departure warning, Lane keeping assist

Filed by the manufacturer with NHTSA under the federal vehicle-identification rule and decoded from the VIN pattern — not a manufacturer press kit, so it describes the configurations we could identify rather than every trim (seen: LS, LT, Premier). Figures for the trim you are looking at may differ.

Dimensions & weight

Source: Transport Canada

Length	203.9 in
Width (body, without mirrors)	80.3 in
Height	74.4 in
Wheelbase	116.1 in
Track, front	68.1 in
Track, rear	68.1 in
Curb weight	5,309–5,545 lb
Weight distribution, front/rear	52/48

Measured by Transport Canada for its Canadian Vehicle Specifications database, which covers the North American versions of each model — here 2 configurations: 4-door SUV AWD, 4-door SUV RWD. Where a range is shown, those versions differ. Width is the body without mirrors, which is why it can read narrower than a brochure figure. Before we used it we checked it against the US manufacturer press kits we hold (27 Sep 2026): wheelbase agreed within 1% on every vehicle we could compare, length on 98%, and the curb weight fell inside the manufacturer's range on 96%. Source dataset. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence.

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Recalls (3)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic

N202300860

14,620 vehicles 93% reported repaired

Problem General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500 and Yukon vehicles equipped with either a 5.3L or 6.2L V8 engine. The output of the mechanical vacuum pump can decrease over time, decreasing the amount of vacuum/power brake assist. Risk A decrease in brake assist can increase the brake pedal effort and distance required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Electronic Brake Control Module, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2020. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-866-522-9559, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438. GM's number for this recall is N202300860.

NHTSA campaign 20V603000 reported Oct 1, 2020 General Motors LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

N192261050

652,967 vehicles 80% reported repaired built Sep 25, 2013 – Sep 16, 2019

Problem General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system. Risk Unintended activation of the driveline-protection system will cause unintended braking on the wheel on the opposite side of the failed sensor, causing the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 19V761000 reported Oct 24, 2019 General Motors LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic

N192268490

3,456,719 vehicles 75% reported repaired built Sep 19, 2013 – Aug 1, 2017

Problem General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time. Risk As the vacuum level drops, the brake assist decreases, increasing braking effort, extending the distance required to stop the vehicle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash. Fix GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Electronic Brake Control Module, free of charge. The recall began October 8, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192268490.

Filed with NHTSAOwner letter PDF

NHTSA campaign 19V645000 reported Sep 6, 2019 General Motors LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Tahoe

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2018 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Chevrolet publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Chevrolet’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

105complaints filed

6 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 5 injuries · 1 deaths reported

11 per 10,000 built · Chevrolet reported 93,533 Tahoe built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2017: 1 · 2018: 7 · 2019: 6 · 2020: 14 · 2021: 4 · 2022: 14 · 2023: 13 · 2024: 12 · 2025: 14 · 2026: 20

Most-cited components

Unspecified 27

Engine 23

Power Train 20

Service Brakes 19

Electrical System 13

Steering 11

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

Entire vehicle loses electrical power. The vehicle does not shut off, however. Lights, dash, display etc. Possibly a grounding issue. Problem has not been looked at yet, but has occurred twice in the last week. No warning lights available. Occasional park assist failure occurs, may or may not be related

Electrical System Oct 4, 2021 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11435449

As I drove the 2018 Chevy Tahoo the brakes got really hard to press and would no longer stop. I was finally able to get it to stop and moved off the road. The vehicle was towed to the AutoNation Chevrolet Mesa Dealership (6330 Superstition Springs Blvd. Mesa, AZ 85206).

Service Brakes Aug 26, 2021 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11430679

2018 Tahoe w/ 60,000 miles began riding extremely rough any speed. So much bounce and jarring that the car is unsafe to drive on any rough road

Steering at 59,000 miles Dec 8, 2020 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11378433

We just had to spend $1,000 to have the radiator replaced on our 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe because it was leaking which only has 32,050 miles on it. The Tahoe had a 3 year 36,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty, but we were two (2) days past the 3 year mark so they would not cover it.

Power Train at 32,050 miles Nov 21, 2020 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11375701

While driving vehicle it constantly revvs up uncontrollably. Almost like it's down shifting in low gear when my foot is off the gas pedal

Fuel/Propulsion System Oct 19, 2020 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11365260

I purchased a new 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe within the first year the sunroof started leaking. I had it repaired the first time in august. Second time it was repaired was in november. Nine days later, it leaked again. I took it back for the third repair and got it back 6 weeks later.

Structure Mar 10, 2020 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11317261

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Reported by Chevrolet itself: 32 death-or-injury claims on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 6 killed, 47 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 34 per 100,000 built. Every Tahoe model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

When owners reported it

Reported at 50k

miles, typically

Half the 36 owner reports with an odometer reading on file fall between 22,000 and 82,000 miles. That is when problems get reported, which is not the same as when they start — and not a failure rate, because nobody knows how many of these cars never had a problem at all.

under 10k 7

10k–20k 2

20k–30k 3

30k–40k 3

40k–50k 3

50k–60k 4

60k–70k 1

70k–80k 2

80k–90k 5

90k–100k 2

100k–150k 4

150k + 0

Across 2018–2022 model years the Chevrolet Tahoe ranks 58 of 79 nameplates in the odometer-at-first-complaint study: owners reported problems at 1.5× the mileage of vehicles the same age (median 41,000 miles against a fleet 23,512).

Odometer readings as filed by owners with NHTSA. Readings under 100 or over 400,000 miles are dropped as data entry rather than history, and a component needs at least 12 readings before a median is shown for it.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
SUV 4WD	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★☆☆	22%
SUV RWD	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★☆☆	23%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Extended coverage on file 1 filing by the manufacturer with NHTSA naming this model year

Term not in NHTSA’s summary · GM warranty extension 22-NA-244This warranty administration service bulletin provides information about GM Accessories - Dealer-Installed, Repaired or Replaced During Warranty Coverage Period.

The term and the vehicles it covers are the manufacturer’s, as NHTSA’s summary of each filing states them; a dealer checks one particular car by its VIN. Every GM warranty extension (33) → · Every warranty extension on file, all makes →

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 1,273

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-09-26

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 1268 service bulletins, 3 service campaigns, 1 warranty extension

Most often about: Equipment, Engine, Electrical System, Power Train, Unknown Or Other.

PIT5698F Service bulletin
2026-09-26 · Unknown Or Other
This PI provides Diagnostics tips on how the LIN bus works and how to diagnosis it.
PIP4902W Service bulletin
2026-09-04 · Unknown Or Other
This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.
PIT5099J Service bulletin
2026-07-21 · Unknown Or Other
PI to help diagnose A/C concern
PIT5509N Service bulletin
2026-07-21 · Unknown Or Other
This PI provides diagnostic tips for diagnosing electric trailer brakes issues.
PIT5509M Service bulletin
2026-05-14 · Unknown Or Other
This PI provides diagnostic tips for diagnosing electric trailer brakes issues.
PIT6247B Service bulletin
2026-05-04 · Unknown Or Other
This Preliminary information communicates direction to find information at www.gmupfitter.com for Police and Special Service Vehicles.
PIT3271Q Service bulletin
2026-04-01 · Unknown Or Other
This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
PIP6104 Service bulletin
2026-03-09 · Unknown Or Other
This Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and upload to a Technical Assistance Case in CX Connect.

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
P0300 P0300 on Chevrolet →	Misfire detected, but not isolated to one cylinder.	Engine · Ignition coils →	18 bulletins
C1114 C1114 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	12 bulletins
B3055 B3055 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	10 bulletins
B3060 B3060 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	10 bulletins
B3935 B3935 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	10 bulletins
C0710 C0710 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electronic Stability Control	10 bulletins
P050D P050D on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	9 bulletins
U0029 U0029 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	9 bulletins
U0151 U0151 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Electrical System · Battery →	9 bulletins
P0308 P0308 on Chevrolet →	Cylinder 8 is misfiring.	Engine · Ignition coils →	8 bulletins
B1011 B1011 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	6 bulletins
B1370 B1370 on Chevrolet →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Engine	6 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 4.7%

failed emissions

1,811 initial inspections of 1,772 vehicles.

Measure	The 2018 Tahoe	Every 2018 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the emissions check	4.7%	3.0%	1,807
Failed the safety inspection	1.2%	1.9%	1,811
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.22%	0.22%	1,811
Miles driven a year	11,745	10,002	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	97,413	82,833	odometer at inspection

New York’s emissions test on these model years is an on-board diagnostics check: it fails a car whose check-engine light is on or whose self-tests have not finished. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2018 vehicle” is every 2018 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Tahoe by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2027 A 0 0 24 mpg 2026 C 3 27 Do not drive 2025 A 1 51 24 mpg 2024 B 3 69 24 mpg 2023 C 5 231 24 mpg 2022 C 4 197 24 mpg 2021 F 16 460 24 mpg 2020 C 3 57 18 mpg 2019 C 2 109 Do not drive 2018 this page C 3 105 19 mpg 2017 D 4 174 Do not drive 2016 F 10 257 Do not drive

Common questions about the 2018 Tahoe

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 3 recall campaigns for the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe. The most serious on file is 20V603000, covering Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

NHTSA gave the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe 4 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 5-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 3-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it C (79/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

Across the 6 EPA-rated configurations of the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe, the best EPA combined figure is 19 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What are the dimensions of the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

Transport Canada measured it at 203.9 in long, 80.3 in wide (body, without mirrors), 74.4 in tall, on a 116.1 in wheelbase. Curb weight: 5,309–5,545 lb depending on configuration. Those are its measurements of the North American versions; every figure is in the table above.

What do owners complain about on the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

Owners have filed 105 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe, most often about unspecified, engine, power train. Of those, 6 involved a crash, 5 reported injuries. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

The EPA smog rating for the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe is 3 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III ULEV125, Federal Tier 3 Bin 125 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

The manufacturer has filed 1273 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe, most often covering equipment, engine, electrical system. The most recent is dated 2026-09-26. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe failed the emissions check on 4.7% of first inspections — higher than the 3.0% for every 2018 model-year vehicle inspected; and the safety inspection on 1.2% (every 2018 vehicle: 1.9%). The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	6 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	6 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	3	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	105	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	2 tested	NHTSA NCAP	Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins	1273	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	11 fields	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	What the manufacturer filed under the federal VIN rule — a configuration, not the full trim ladder.
Measured dimensions	7 fields	Transport Canada, Canadian Vehicle Specifications	Length, width, height, wheelbase, track and curb weight, measured on the North American versions.
Trims, pricing & equipment	none	Manufacturer press kit	We have not transcribed a press kit for this model year yet. This is our gap, not the manufacturer's — the one row here where an empty cell means we are behind.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly.

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2018 Chevrolet Tahoe

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

Specifications filed with NHTSA

Dimensions Exterior

Engine Basics

Fuel Economy

Seating

Transmission

Driver assistance

Dimensions & weight

Factory warranty running out?

Recalls (3)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Whether any of this applies to one specific Tahoe

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

When owners reported it

miles, typically

Crash ratings

Service bulletins & campaigns

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

At the New York inspection station

failed emissions

Tahoe by model year

Common questions about the 2018 Tahoe

Does the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe have any recalls?

How safe is the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

What is the fuel economy of the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

What are the dimensions of the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

What do owners complain about on the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

How clean is the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

Are there service bulletins for the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe?

How does the 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe do at state inspection?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

Sources & method