2023 Chevrolet Blazer

midsize SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
Small overlap front: passenger-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Superior
Standard system	Superior
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Optional system	Advanced
Standard system	Advanced

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Standard lane departure warning & prevention

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2020 Chevrolet Blazer 4-door 4wd

The Chevrolet Blazer was reintroduced in the 2019 model year.

Evaluation criteria	Rating

Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Action shot taken during the driver-side small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.

The driver's space was maintained well, and risk of injuries to the dummy's legs and feet was very low.

The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN2007
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	1
Footrest (cm)	1
Left toepan (cm)	5
Brake pedal (cm)	2
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	1
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	1
Upper dash (cm)	1
Lower instrument panel (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN2007
Head
HIC-15	90
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.6
Extension bending moment (Nm)	7
Maximum Nij	0.15
Chest maximum compression (mm)	19
Femur (kN)
Left	0.2
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	0
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.68
Right	0.58
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	0.9
Right	1.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	42
Right	44

About the small overlap front test

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2020 Chevrolet Blazer Premiere 4-door 4wd

The Chevrolet Blazer was reintroduced in the 2019 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2020 Chevrolet Blazer conducted by General Motors.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2023
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	11
Footrest (cm)	3
Right toepan (cm)	2
Center toepan (cm)	3
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	2
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm)	5
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	9
Upper dash (cm)	9
Right lower dash (cm)	12

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2023
Head
HIC-15	90
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm)	7
Maximum Nij	0.21
Chest maximum compression (mm)	18
Femur (kN)
Left	1.5
Right	0.7
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	3
Right	2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.59
Right	0.59
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.0
Right	1.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	42
Right	28

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2023
Head
HIC-15	50
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	46
Maximum Nij	0.45
Chest maximum compression (mm)	16
Femur (kN)
Left	0.5
Right	0.3
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1
Right	2
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.31
Right	0.27
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.0
Right	0.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	22
Right	39

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 Chevrolet Blazer Premier 4-door 4wd

The Chevrolet Blazer was reintroduced in the 2019 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer conducted by General Motors.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1907
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	3
Left (cm)	6
Center (cm)	8
Right (cm)	11
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-1
Rearward (cm)	-7
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1907
Head
HIC-15	136
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm)	6
Maximum Nij	0.17
Chest maximum compression (mm)	23
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.4
Femur force - right (kN)	1.9
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.47
Maximum tibia index - right	0.48
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.4
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	4.1
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	40
Right	69

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2019 Chevrolet Blazer Premier 4-door 4wd

The Chevrolet Blazer was reintroduced in the 2019 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer conducted by General Motors.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1908
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-19.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1908
Head HIC-15	152
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	26
Lateral force (kN)	1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	31
Average deflection (mm)	30
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.25
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.47
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.0
Combined force (kN)	2.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.2
L-M moment (Nm)	16
A-P moment (Nm)	176

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1908
Head HIC-15	197
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	31
Lateral force (kN)	1.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	39
Average deflection (mm)	25
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.96
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.51
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.5
Combined force (kN)	1.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.4
L-M moment (Nm)	28
A-P moment (Nm)	55

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2019-23 models

Tested vehicle: 2020 Chevrolet Blazer RS 4-door 4wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	4,300 lbs
Peak force	20,696 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	4.81

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leatherette seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leatherette seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	16
Distance below top of head (mm)	47
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	12.5
Head contact time (ms)	55
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	39
Max neck tension (N)	549

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

Ratings are given for 2 different trim variations available on this vehicle.

System details

Optional Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking
Optional Forward Collision Alert

Package name

Optional Driver Confidence II

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2019-23 models

Superior

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

System details

Standard Automatic Emergency Braking

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2022-23 models

Superior

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

About the original front crash prevention test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)

Ratings are given for 2 different systems available on this vehicle.

System details

optional Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking/Front Pedestrian Braking

Overall evaluation

This rating applies to 2019-25 models of the following trim lines: RS trim equipped with Driver Confidence II package, Premier trim equipped with Driver Confidence II package, 2LT trim equipped with Convenience package, 3LT trim equipped with Sound & Technology package

Advanced

with optional equipment

Crossing child

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 18 mph.

Crossing adult

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 17 mph. A warning was issued 2 seconds before impact.

System details

standard Automatic Emergency Braking

Overall evaluation

This rating applies to all 2021-25 models

Advanced

Crossing child

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 18 mph.

Crossing adult

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 29 mph. A warning was issued 1.7 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	RS
Seat type	leather

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor only.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Vehicle trim	RS
Seat type	leather

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	none available
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	25
Clearance angle (degrees)	82
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	15
Clearance angle (degrees)	84
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
No lower latch for this seat position
Lower anchor B
No lower latch for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	14
Clearance angle (degrees)	87
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	13
Clearance angle (degrees)	86
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation