Ford Bronco vs Chevrolet Silverado 2500

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	Ford Bronco	Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Complaints on file	2,163	4,995
Model years covered	1967–2026	1994–2026
Worst model year	2022	2005
Best model year	1993	2010
Crashes reported	103	239
Fires reported	200	151
Injuries reported	57	127
Deaths reported	19	8
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	17.5%	10.5%

Ford Bronco by year

2 1 1 2 2 1 4 11 24 43 61 68 118 77 37 56 45 114 131 109 1 2 5 303 496 261 109 72 7

67 69 77 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 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 307 14.2%

Brakes 279 12.9%

Engine & Cooling 236 10.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 222 10.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 153 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 139 6.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 125 5.8%

Other & Unspecified 123 5.7%

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%