Where each one leads
Chevrolet Blazer
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Chevrolet Blazer uses 9.9 l/100 km, the 2006 GMC K1500 14.7.
GMC K1500
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Chevrolet Blazer | GMC K1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2026 | 1985–1996 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 226 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Chevrolet Blazer | GMC K1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.9% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −13% | — |
| US owner complaints | 8,201 | 91 |
| Most complaints about | Service brakes, hydraulic | Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Model year with most complaints | 1995 (1,224) | 1995 (27) |
| US recall campaigns | 37 | 2 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 7,080 | 15 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 75 | 11 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Chevrolet Blazer | GMC K1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2026) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Chevrolet Blazer | GMC K1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.9 l/100 km (2026) | 14.7 l/100 km (2006) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).