Chevrolet Suburban vs Nissan Armada: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Chevrolet Suburban has 64 recalls and 4,334 owner complaints; the Nissan Armada has 19 recalls and 1,857 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Chevrolet SuburbanNissan Armada
Recalls6419
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls20
Owner complaints4,3341,857
Crashes reported18470
Fires reported5629
Injuries reported25868
Most reported problemService BrakesService Brakes

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Chevrolet SuburbanNissan Armada
2005 Chevrolet Suburban: 129 complaints2005 Nissan Armada: 373 complaints20052006 Chevrolet Suburban: 23 complaints2006 Nissan Armada: 266 complaints2007 Chevrolet Suburban: 292 complaints2007 Nissan Armada: 86 complaints20072008 Chevrolet Suburban: 213 complaints2008 Nissan Armada: 161 complaints2009 Chevrolet Suburban: 106 complaints2009 Nissan Armada: 23 complaints20092010 Chevrolet Suburban: 117 complaints2010 Nissan Armada: 48 complaints2011 Chevrolet Suburban: 148 complaints2011 Nissan Armada: 40 complaints20112012 Chevrolet Suburban: 101 complaints2012 Nissan Armada: 17 complaints2013 Chevrolet Suburban: 118 complaints2013 Nissan Armada: 17 complaints20132014 Chevrolet Suburban: 59 complaints2014 Nissan Armada: 13 complaints2015 Chevrolet Suburban: 432 complaints2015 Nissan Armada: 21 complaints20152016 Chevrolet Suburban: 220 complaints2016 Nissan Armada: 1 complaints2017 Chevrolet Suburban: 142 complaints2017 Nissan Armada: 81 complaints20172018 Chevrolet Suburban: 84 complaints2018 Nissan Armada: 76 complaints2019 Chevrolet Suburban: 79 complaints2019 Nissan Armada: 80 complaints20192020 Chevrolet Suburban: 44 complaints2020 Nissan Armada: 27 complaints2021 Chevrolet Suburban: 208 complaints2021 Nissan Armada: 13 complaints20212022 Chevrolet Suburban: 127 complaints2022 Nissan Armada: 10 complaints2023 Chevrolet Suburban: 133 complaints2023 Nissan Armada: 5 complaints20232024 Chevrolet Suburban: 46 complaints2024 Nissan Armada: 4 complaints2025 Nissan Armada: 22 complaints20252026 Nissan Armada: 9 complaints2026

Every model year

YearSuburban recallsSuburban complaintsArmada recallsArmada complaints
2026——29
2025——222
202414614
2023313315
20224127110
202112208213
2020444227
2019379180
2018484176
20175142081
2016622001
201511432321
2014359113
20134118217
20124101117
20113148140
20103117448
20095106323
200842136161
20074292286
20061233266
200561293373

Chevrolet Suburban: top problems

Service Brakes845
Engine663
Air Bags591
Electrical System557
Unknown or other477
Power Train457

Nissan Armada: top problems

Service Brakes918
Electrical System279
Fuel System181
Engine178
Air Bags146
Unknown or other130
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Chevrolet Suburban or the Nissan Armada?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 4,334 complaints about the Chevrolet Suburban and 1,857 about the Nissan Armada with NHTSA, so the Nissan Armada has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Chevrolet Suburban or the Nissan Armada?

NHTSA lists 64 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Suburban and 19 for the Nissan Armada since model year 2000.