Ford Expedition vs Chevrolet Silverado 1500

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 Expedition	Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Complaints on file	12,004	23,671
Model years covered	1991–2026	1994–2026
Worst model year	2003	2019
Best model year	2026	2012
Crashes reported	740	1,091
Fires reported	848	355
Injuries reported	610	547
Deaths reported	33	52
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	18.6%	8.6%

Ford Expedition by year

1 1 4 1 3 1,065 1,022 1,137 1,136 742 415 800 381 452 395 267 179 42 74 92 167 116 97 229 280 480 482 640 547 302 173 93 113 58 18

91 93 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

Engine & Cooling 2,044 17.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,584 13.2%

Electrical System 1,414 11.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 838 7.0%

Brakes 770 6.4%

Tires 690 5.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 635 5.3%

Suspension 561 4.7%

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by year

10 6 10 693 452 711 732 627 620 960 951 643 464 1,056 1,094 553 453 698 279 392 2,201 1,431 1,054 957 756 1,568 1,075 1,102 875 538 429 151 130

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 4,779 20.2%

Engine & Cooling 3,057 12.9%

Electrical System 2,683 11.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,479 10.5%

Airbags 2,407 10.2%

Other & Unspecified 1,560 6.6%

Steering 1,530 6.5%

Body & Structure 934 3.9%