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2026 Chevrolet Blazer EV Safety Rating

Midsize SUVs Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Complete evidence record

The 2026 Chevrolet Blazer EV scores 89.4/100, ranking #19 of 32 current midsize SUVs and #66 of 137 vehicles overall with complete IIHS records. It does not hold a current IIHS award.

Results below Good: Small overlap front rated Acceptable, Headlights rated Acceptable. Rear-passenger restraints in the updated moderate-overlap test: Good; rear-passenger head protection: Good.

89.4
Safety score / 100
Complete record
No award
IIHS award
No current award
#19
of 32 midsize SUVs
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NHTSA overall
Reference only, not scored
$44,700
Starting MSRP
Approximate base trim
27
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianGood
Front Crash Prevention: Vehicle-to-VehicleAcceptable
Small Overlap Front Acceptable
Moderate Overlap Front: Updated Test Good
Side: Updated Test Good
Headlights Acceptable
Seat Belt Reminders Good
Latch Ease Of Use Good
Detailed results by test (54 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Small overlap front

Overall driver-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematicsThe dummy’s face remained in contact with the frontal airbag, but its head still rolled around the left side because the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the head and torso. The side curtain airbag deployed and has sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure and outside objects. Acceptable
Overall passenger-side evaluation Acceptable
Structure and safety cage Good
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Acceptable
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematicsThe dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the right side, leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward structure. The side curtain airbag deployed and has sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with side structure and outside objects. Marginal
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Good

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Acceptable
Pelvis Good
Driver head protection Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Rear passenger head protection Good

Headlights

Overall rating Acceptable
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2025-26 models Acceptable

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

Overall evaluation Good

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Acceptable

Seat belt reminders

Overall evaluation Good

Child seat anchors

Overall evaluation Good
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
90.0
4/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
92.5
4/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
100.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Good Β· vehicle-to-vehicle: Acceptable (shown, not scored)
Class context (10%)
68.1
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Rear-seat-priority score
90.4
Alternate published view: rear restraints weighted 20%
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
95.62
Mean of 40 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

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NHTSA 5-star rating

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Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate27 per million registered vehicle-yearsMidsize SUVs as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.
Chevrolet Blazer 2WD (2019-20) driver death rate23 (95% CI 0–49)Earlier model years of this nameplate; class average for that study 24.9. Reflects who bought and drove those cars as well as the car.

Compared with other midsize SUVs

Closest-scoring current midsize SUVs with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every midsize SUVs ranked β†’

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2027 Kia Telluride #1 of 32 TSP+ Good $39,190 96.8
2026 Chevrolet Blazer EV (this page) #19 of 32 β€” Good $44,700 89.4
2026 Hyundai Palisade #20 of 32 TSP+ Marginal $38,935 89.3
2026 Nissan Pathfinder #21 of 32 TSP+ Acceptable $39,045 89.2
2026 Kia Sorento #22 of 32 TSP+ Marginal $32,390 87.9

Our analysis

The 2026 Chevrolet Blazer EV belongs to the Midsize SUVs class. This class has a below-average driver death rate compared with the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Chevrolet Blazer EV has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.

Across the 6 IIHS rating categories reported, the Chevrolet Blazer EV earned 4 Good ratings. Results below Good deserve attention, especially the updated frontal and side tests that IIHS toughened in 2022 and 2023. Our updated crash test analysis explains what changed.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Chevrolet or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

Safety recalls for the 2026 Chevrolet Blazer EV

No recalls on record. NHTSA lists this model year and currently shows no recall campaigns against it.

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