FaultScore

Chevrolet Silverado 3500 vs Volkswagen Tiguan

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 3500 Volkswagen Tiguan
Complaints on file 1,453 3,473
Model years covered 1994–2026 2009–2026
Worst model year 2000 2018
Best model year 2023 2026
Crashes reported 75 105
Fires reported 28 38
Injuries reported 32 72
Deaths reported 5 1
Most complained-about part Brakes Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 9.6% 6.2%

Chevrolet Silverado 3500 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 349 24.0%
Engine & Cooling 158 10.9%
Electrical System 145 10.0%
Steering 89 6.1%
Tires 72 5.0%

Volkswagen Tiguan by year

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

What breaks