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2025 Chevrolet Tahoe — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 50 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

50
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
1
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
1
Involved Fire
owner-reported
1
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Chevrolet Tahoe — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

105 complaints

107 complaints

57 complaints

457 complaints

193 complaints

229 complaints

69 complaints

50 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Engine 29 reports
Forward Collision Avoidance 10 reports
Service Brakes 10 reports
Electrical System 9 reports
Power Train 5 reports
Unknown Or Other 4 reports
Seats 2 reports
Vehicle Speed Control 2 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Electrical System ODI 11702386 12/01/2025

My 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 3.0L LZO Duramax with approx. 3,380 miles experienced a sudden and complete engine failure while towing my camper on the interstate at night, in the rain, while traveling alone 375 miles from home. The vehicle lost power, displayed warnings, and became inoperable, forcing me onto the shoulder in unsafe conditions. The engine has been diagnosed as re…

Steering ODI 11700728 11/21/2025

2025 Chevy Tahoe: While approaching a traffic stop I hit the brake pedal and this would not work nor stopped the car. The pedal went all the way to the floor and would not work anymore. I believe the Emergency Brake activated and managed to stop the car. i was driving at The Check Engine warning light was immediately activated along with the following warnings: *Service Bra…

Engine ODI 11697655 11/05/2025

I was driving up to a border check point and slowed down at the guard shack. Once cleared I released the brake and tried to accelerate. The vehicle shut down completely. I tried to restart it and the check transmission warning came on. The vehicle would not restart. I was blocking the lane at the border check. After a few minutes I was able to start the vehicle and limp over t…

Forward Collision Avoidance ODI 11696183 10/28/2025

When backing up the auto braking brakes very hard sudden stop without warning even though no objects near by. Appears to be from shadows and made worse when it is raining and the camera has water on the lense. I turned off the backup auto braking and it still does it. It brakes hard enough that it pinched a nerve in my neck causing sudden pain which chipped a tooth

Electrical System ODI 11695580 10/25/2025

After my vehicle experienced a brake system failure 3 weeks ago and I got my vehicle back from the dealership. I noticed that my vehicle has no emergency brake so in the event of this failure and/or future brake system failures there was no way to stop my vehicle. Their emergency brake is technically a parking brake that can only be applied when the vehicle is completely stopp…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe reliable?
Owners have filed 50 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe, most often about engine. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Chevrolet Tahoe years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.