Chevrolet Tahoe vs Nissan Armada: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Chevrolet Tahoe has 71 recalls and 8,292 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 TahoeNissan Armada
Recalls7119
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls30
Owner complaints8,2921,857
Crashes reported31370
Fires reported10029
Injuries reported37968
Most reported problemAir BagsService Brakes

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Chevrolet TahoeNissan Armada
2005 Chevrolet Tahoe: 293 complaints2005 Nissan Armada: 373 complaints20052006 Chevrolet Tahoe: 114 complaints2006 Nissan Armada: 266 complaints2007 Chevrolet Tahoe: 1,178 complaints2007 Nissan Armada: 86 complaints20072008 Chevrolet Tahoe: 528 complaints2008 Nissan Armada: 161 complaints2009 Chevrolet Tahoe: 284 complaints2009 Nissan Armada: 23 complaints20092010 Chevrolet Tahoe: 314 complaints2010 Nissan Armada: 48 complaints2011 Chevrolet Tahoe: 447 complaints2011 Nissan Armada: 40 complaints20112012 Chevrolet Tahoe: 178 complaints2012 Nissan Armada: 17 complaints2013 Chevrolet Tahoe: 233 complaints2013 Nissan Armada: 17 complaints20132014 Chevrolet Tahoe: 90 complaints2014 Nissan Armada: 13 complaints2015 Chevrolet Tahoe: 659 complaints2015 Nissan Armada: 21 complaints20152016 Chevrolet Tahoe: 256 complaints2016 Nissan Armada: 1 complaints2017 Chevrolet Tahoe: 175 complaints2017 Nissan Armada: 81 complaints20172018 Chevrolet Tahoe: 106 complaints2018 Nissan Armada: 76 complaints2019 Chevrolet Tahoe: 109 complaints2019 Nissan Armada: 80 complaints20192020 Chevrolet Tahoe: 58 complaints2020 Nissan Armada: 27 complaints2021 Chevrolet Tahoe: 467 complaints2021 Nissan Armada: 13 complaints20212022 Chevrolet Tahoe: 198 complaints2022 Nissan Armada: 10 complaints2023 Chevrolet Tahoe: 236 complaints2023 Nissan Armada: 5 complaints20232024 Chevrolet Tahoe: 69 complaints2024 Nissan Armada: 4 complaints2025 Chevrolet Tahoe: 53 complaints2025 Nissan Armada: 22 complaints20252026 Chevrolet Tahoe: 30 complaints2026 Nissan Armada: 9 complaints2026

Every model year

YearTahoe recallsTahoe complaintsArmada recallsArmada complaints
202633029
2025153222
202436914
2023523615
20224198110
202116467213
2020358227
20192109180
20183106176
20174175081
2016825601
201514659321
2014390113
20134233217
20123178117
20115447140
20103314448
20095284323
200845286161
200741,178286
200631143266
200552933373

Chevrolet Tahoe: top problems

Air Bags1,484
Electrical System1,346
Unknown or other1,326
Service Brakes1,217
Engine993
Structure863

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 Tahoe or the Nissan Armada?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 8,292 complaints about the Chevrolet Tahoe 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 Tahoe or the Nissan Armada?

NHTSA lists 71 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Tahoe and 19 for the Nissan Armada since model year 2000.