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	11,934	23,432
Model years covered	1991–2026	1994–2026
Worst model year	2003	2019
Best model year	2026	2012
Crashes reported	739	1,086
Fires reported	845	354
Injuries reported	603	547
Deaths reported	33	52
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	18.6%	8.7%

Ford Expedition by year

1 1 4 1 3 1,065 1,022 1,137 1,136 739 415 800 381 452 395 267 179 42 74 92 167 116 96 229 278 480 479 617 519 296 172 93 112 57 17

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 2,039 17.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,559 13.1%

Electrical System 1,412 11.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 837 7.0%

Brakes 768 6.4%

Tires 689 5.8%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 635 5.3%

Suspension 561 4.7%

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by year

10 6 10 693 452 711 731 627 620 960 951 643 462 1,056 1,094 553 451 698 278 392 2,200 1,426 1,050 957 752 1,545 1,038 1,068 845 522 396 135 100

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 4,765 20.3%

Engine & Cooling 2,949 12.6%

Electrical System 2,656 11.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,437 10.4%

Airbags 2,406 10.3%

Other & Unspecified 1,550 6.6%

Steering 1,524 6.5%

Body & Structure 929 4.0%