Chevrolet Silverado 2500 vs Subaru Outback

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chevrolet Silverado 2500	Subaru Outback
Complaints on file	4,995	12,381
Model years covered	1994–2026	1995–2026
Worst model year	2005	2017
Best model year	2010	1997
Crashes reported	239	686
Fires reported	151	149
Injuries reported	127	307
Deaths reported	8	8
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	10.5%	9.3%

Chevrolet Silverado 2500 by year

7 6 2 74 82 95 156 379 408 561 431 337 218 253 226 79 27 128 70 71 52 245 156 69 70 104 136 105 125 69 208 42 4

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 1,335 26.7%

Electrical System 698 14.0%

Engine & Cooling 466 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 414 8.3%

Airbags 366 7.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 314 6.3%

Steering 284 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 220 4.4%

Subaru Outback by year

3 57 94 165 150 247 207 172 116 108 354 404 182 281 143 469 857 369 408 276 650 775 1,106 991 1,288 1,135 415 556 126 138 120 19

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 2,289 18.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2,092 16.9%

Other & Unspecified 1,322 10.7%

Engine & Cooling 1,023 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 990 8.0%

Airbags 701 5.7%

Brakes 613 5.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 538 4.3%