Worst years for a Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Owners have filed 23,671 complaints about the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2026. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 15001,568 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500279 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Silverado 1500 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B | 130 | 0 | 0 | 3,999 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | B | 151 | 2 | 6 | 5,712 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2024 | C | 429 | 17 | 0 | 9,997 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | C | 538 | 19 | 10 | 34,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | C | 875 | 16 | 6 | 39,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | C | 1,102 | 35 | 16 | 52,848 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | D | 1,075 | 20 | 15 | 15,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | D | 1,568 | 46 | 12 | 12,575 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | C | 756 | 16 | 7 | 36,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | D | 957 | 50 | 18 | 42,819 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | D | 1,054 | 65 | 12 | 45,000 | Brakes |
| 2015 | D | 1,431 | 83 | 20 | 52,000 | Brakes |
| 2014 | D | 2,201 | 105 | 31 | 63,000 | Steering |
| 2013 | B | 392 | 13 | 0 | 63,093 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2012 | A | 279 | 9 | 2 | 74,867 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2011 | C | 698 | 32 | 6 | 72,453 | Airbags |
| 2010 | B | 453 | 10 | 3 | 67,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | B | 553 | 10 | 10 | 70,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 1,094 | 46 | 18 | 70,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 1,056 | 31 | 17 | 71,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | B | 464 | 23 | 16 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 2005 | C | 643 | 27 | 45 | 64,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 951 | 47 | 13 | 70,000 | Brakes |
| 2003 | C | 960 | 34 | 8 | 82,000 | Brakes |
| 2002 | C | 620 | 60 | 10 | 90,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | C | 627 | 84 | 10 | 87,057 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 732 | 87 | 8 | 102,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 711 | 51 | 7 | 109,200 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 452 | 17 | 12 | 73,575 | Brakes |
| 1997 | B | 693 | 31 | 16 | 90,000 | Brakes |
| 1996 | B | 10 | 2 | 0 | 110,250 | Brakes |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | B | 10 | 1 | 1 | 150,000 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Silverado 1500
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Silverado 1500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.