FaultScore

Hyundai Elantra 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 Hyundai Elantra Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Complaints on file 12,072 23,432
Model years covered 1992–2026 1994–2026
Worst model year 2013 2019
Best model year 1993 2012
Crashes reported 1,282 1,086
Fires reported 304 354
Injuries reported 748 547
Deaths reported 14 52
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 19.4% 8.7%

Hyundai Elantra by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,958 16.2%
Airbags 1,362 11.3%
Steering 1,145 9.5%
Electrical System 1,090 9.0%
Brakes 1,079 8.9%
Suspension 618 5.1%

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by year

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%
Airbags 2,406 10.3%
Other & Unspecified 1,550 6.6%
Steering 1,524 6.5%
Body & Structure 929 4.0%