Chevrolet Avalanche

61 complaints across 3 scored model years and 6 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Chevrolet Avalanche Full report

Grade 2010–2012

2011 vs model median 1.5×

Model median3× median

Body & Interior 10

Airbags & Restraints 6

Drivetrain 5

Avoid

2011

Best

2010 · 2012

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Chevrolet Avalanche
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.40×	10	B
2011	1.51×	34	D
2012	1.00×	15	C

Recalls

6 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
21V050000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010, 2011	2,641,272
21V054000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2012	1,778,128
21V053000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010	692,526
21V051000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2012	284,645
14V827000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	2011, 2012	84,192
10E043000	EQUIPMENT	2010	294

Others in Full-Size Trucks

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Chevrolet Silverado 1500	20142015	C
Ford F-150	none flagged	C
GMC Sierra 1500	20142015	C
Nissan Titan	20172021	C
Nissan Titan XD	none flagged	B
Ram 1500	20192021	D
Toyota Tundra	20102016	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2011 Avalanche

Complaints in window: 34
Severity-weighted: 43
Model median (weighted): 28
vs model median: 1.51×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 3
Open investigations: 1

Score 51.4 D