The 2022 Chevy Blazer is the fourth model year for the crossover, introducing a few notable changes and updates, including a trim level reorganization and discontinuation of the naturally aspirated 2.5L I4 LCV gasoline engine. Now, American non-profit consumer organization Consumer Reports has identified the 2022 Chevy Blazer as one of the Most Reliable Midsize Utility Vehicles.
Leveraging insights gleaned from a collection of survey data, including information on more than 320,000 vehicles, Consumer Reports recently compiled a list of the “most reliable new midsized SUVs.” Each vehicle in the list exhibited either above-average or well-above-average reliability ratings, and are equipped as standard with key active safety features. What’s more, each entry showed good performance with regard to insurance-industry and government crash testing.
From these various factors, Consumer Reports awarded each vehicle with an Overall Score, with a maximum possible of 100 points. The 2022 Chevy Blazer was given an Overall Score of 82 points, as well as a Road Test score of 83 out of 100, a predicted reliability score of four out of five, and a predicted owner satisfaction score of three out of five.
With regard to the highlights, Consumer Reports liked the 2022 Chevy Blazer for its acceleration, braking, transmission, quiet cabin, and controls, while critiquing the crossover’s visibility and low dash vents.
Consumer Reports’ recent praise for the 2022 Chevy Blazer stands in contrast to evaluations given for the 2021 model year, at which time the organization classified the crossover as a vehicle to avoid. Now, however, Consumer Reports has given the 2022 Chevy Blazer a “Recommended” rating, classifying it as one of the best new crossovers under $40,000.
As for power options, the 2022 Chevy Blazer can be had with the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY gasoline engine, which is rated at 228 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, or the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX gasoline engine, which is rated at 308 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque. Under the skin, the 2022 Chevy Blazer rides on the GM C1 platform, while production takes place at GM Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico.
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Our 2019 Premier had its only issue at under 1000 miles, a defective valve lifter. Substitute transportation was provided and after that fix we have had zero problems to date.
Gary, curious what engine do you have in your 2019 Blazer.
No if you could just get my built blazer to my dealer! 🙄
Hey Al, my Blazer has the 3.6L
Makes you really question the validity of the CR ratings.
I don’t need CR to tell me Chevy makes reliable cars.
Give me a break. If GM made reliable vehicles Japanese brands wouldn’t fly here.
GM under Barra has been a wonder to watch. They’ve got everything in place but now they need their best sellers to be considered RELIABLE. I think Americans are desperate to buy American but the reliability MUST be there.
You can not beat this.
I’ve seen ratings by CR that rated Chevys more reliable than Honda.
al: That’s not difficult to do. Honda was at it’s peak back in the 80’s and 90’s. They have been falling ever since. When I was at the Buick, Cadillac , GMC and Honda store for 12 years, I saw this first hand. Not only that, but Buick was certainly the better car between them and Honda.
Stop living in the 80’s my friend. All these sheep who still just go buy a Honda or Toyota based on the false premise of them being better really need to wake up. My neighbors across the street from my house will only buy Toyota’s and have for years. The last 3 have now been the newer hybrid (two Rav4’s and a Highlander). Every one of those cars makes this horrific sound like a gas engine with a bad water pump. You can hear them coming from blocks away and it’s the worst when backing up. It’s just not normal for any car and I’ve pointed that out to them. The response I got? Oh, the dealer told us it’s how it should sound. Haha. I asked them if they feel that it should sound like that, and they said no. And yet, they put their trust in that brand. Total sheep.
I had the Honda Civic Hatch of 1985ish. An okay car. And reliable. Reliable in the sense something can and would go wrong once a year.
There’s Evan the troll.
We have the lifetime power train warranty on our 2020 RS Blazer thru the dealership….although I don’t anticipate I’ll be needing to use it any time soon. Car is very reliable.
I love the fact that the Blazer is reliable but from 2021 to 2022 AVOID in 2021 and BUY IT in 2022!! Good old consumer reports! I mean wasn’t the Blazer basically the same vehicle in 2021? But I love my Chevy and yes they do make reliable cars and trucks!
Exactly….basically no changes and while I do realize that manufacturers make adjustments on the build line to account for build issues they come across over time, most of that happens during the 1st year. No way that a bunch of line improvements were made for the 2022 year to make things that much better.
…and the XT5 and Acadia are cousins, with everything identical, except the body. They all come off the same assembly line. Good ole CR, biased all the way around.
Actually, the Blazer comes out of Mexico. Haven’t you been hearing so many complain that it’s not made in the USA?
GMC fan who cares where it’s Assembled… All car parts are Chinese now! No matter what car you buy it’s not truly American or Japanese like in the old days.
What these guys even talking about. Blazer is an absolute junk! I’ve 2022 2.0 ltr, and oh my god what a trash i fell for
Pardeep: Care to expand on just what makes it junk? Exactly how did you fall for it if it’s such trash?
Or are you one of the paid trolls showing up on here because the Japanese brands are finally being seen for the farse that they are? So they pay people like you to come on here and trash GM vehicles. You probably don’t even have a Blazer.
It seems like you’re a marketing troll.
I had a Equinox earlier , which is a decent vehicle. Blazer looks beautiful in the parking lot only, it has issues with brake design, even GM knows and accept it. If you drives it more than 3 hours , tour driving seat feels like a park bench and there is no way to adjust it in good position to steering wheel. Carplay software freezes randomly.
Also, most of the Japanese, korean vehicles are made in US and GM vehicles are made in Mexico or Canada.
Exactly!! Pardeep, you couldn’t give one single tangible thing to back up your silly comment above. Nothing.
*Brake design? How so? What does it do? Not do? You are going to just go with brake design? Sorry.
*Hard seats? And you think this is exclusive to GM? lol. You can actually thank the Germans and Japanese for this problem as GM used to put super comfortable seats (softer) in the vehicles. But then the car magazines and import lovers bashed them and now we have these “supportive” seats.
*Carplay freezes? Again, if you think this is just GM, you need to wake up. I work with Volvo and Mazda now and there are many issues with stuff like that. Especially Mazda with many customer complaints to back it all up.
So to call the Blazer junk and trash based on what you said just makes me laugh. Thanks for proving my point.
My 2022 Chevy Blazer is absolutely amazing and received so many compliments on its look! I love how it’s so different from other existing suvs and love how they incorporated the Camaro look into it! 10/10
Agreed , we receive a lot of compliments on our RS model. Traded in a 2017 fifty anniversary Camaro for the Blazer (I’m too old to gracefully get out of the Camaro now)…
Pardeep shoulda got the RS trim if he doesn’t like the touring capabilities of his model. Seats are comfortable, heated, and cooled in my RS model. Also, the telescoping, tilt steering wheel
helps provide a comfortable seating position. And finally, on those long rides, the lane assist and auto cruise control with the premium Bose sound system makes for a fine ride! Sucks to be you.
I just purchased my ’22 Chevy Blazer Premier in April (two months ago) and I am already having issues. My dashboard screen stays off and remains off after 5 tries of turning on/off vehicle. There is a winding (sounds like your going through a tunnel) from the back of vehicle when on HWY. I have shut off/on vehicle 5 times and dashboard screen remains off. I have talked to the dealership Service Manager and the earliest they can get my vehicle in is the 30th (10days from now) and cannot get me in a loaner due to NO VEHICLES available. Total disappointment!!!!!