Used car safety, rank #157 of 188
Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD Safety Rating (2021-23)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2021-23 Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD, a small SUV, compared with its class and with the current model.
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The 2021-23 Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 55 per million registered vehicle years against a small SUVs average of 38, which is 45% above the class average. That places it #157 of 188 used vehicles with a safety score of 21.5/100.
What the Chevrolet Trailblazer death rate means
At 55 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD is 45% worse than the small SUVs average of 38. The 95% confidence interval is 23 to 87, which overlaps the class average, so some of the gap may be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 64 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Chevrolet Trailblazer. Its 95% confidence interval is 34β93. It is higher than the Chevrolet Trailblazer's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for this class. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used SUVs
The safest small SUVs in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD highlighted. It ranks 9 of the 9 shown; the class leader is the Toyota RAV4 Prime Plug-in hybrid 4WD at a death rate of 5.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota RAV4 Prime Plug-in hybrid 4WD | 2021-23 | 5 (0 to 15) | 76.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford Escape hybrid 4WD | 2020-23 | 6 (0 to 17) | 75.7 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Tucson hybrid 4WD | 2022-23 | 7 (0 to 22) | 74.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Toyota RAV4 hybrid 4WD | 2020-23 | 15 (7 to 23) | 63.8 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Santa Fe 4WD | 2020-23 | 17 (4 to 29) | 60.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Mazda CX-5 4WD | 2020-23 | 17 (8 to 27) | 60.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Tucson 4WD | 2022-23 | 20 (2 to 38) | 57.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Hyundai Tucson 2WD | 2022-23 | 21 (0 to 45) | 56.3 | n/a | n/a |
| Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD (this page) | 2021-23 | 55 (23 to 87) | 21.5 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for small SUVs: 38 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
The new Chevrolet Trailblazer
Death rates lag the market by several years. For the current Chevrolet Trailblazer we score IIHS crash tests instead; here is how the latest model years rate on our new-car scale.
| Model year | Model | IIHS award | New-car score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chevrolet Trailblazer | No award | 71.2 (provisional) |
New-car scores use a different scale (crash tests, not death rates) and are not directly comparable with the 21.5 used-car score above.
Safety recalls for the Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD
We do not have a verified NHTSA recall lookup for this nameplate and model year. Check by VIN rather than treating that as a clean record.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-16. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for one year. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD: Common Questions
Is the Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD a safe car?
Not on this measure: its drivers died at a higher rate than its class average. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 55 per million registered vehicle years for the 2021-23 Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD, 45% above the class average (38 for small SUVs). That earns a used-car safety score of 21.5 out of 100 and rank #157 of 188 used vehicles.
What is the Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD driver death rate?
55 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 23 to 87. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Chevrolet Trailblazer died at a rate of 64 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2021-23 models.
How does the Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD compare with other small SUVs?
The small SUVs class averages 38 driver deaths per million; the Chevrolet Trailblazer 2WD sits at 55. Among the 9 small SUVs compared above it ranks 9 by safety score; the top of that group is the Toyota RAV4 Prime Plug-in hybrid 4WD with a death rate of 5.