Nissan Frontier vs Chevrolet Silverado

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	Nissan Frontier	Chevrolet Silverado
Complaints on file	4,485	10,928
Model years covered	1998–2026	1980–2017
Worst model year	2022	2001
Best model year	2024	1993
Crashes reported	219	869
Fires reported	62	165
Injuries reported	128	498
Deaths reported	10	28
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	9.3%	14.3%

Nissan Frontier by year

146 106 224 155 152 92 89 750 836 699 187 44 76 84 98 65 50 48 56 45 29 39 34 25 194 116 30 9 7

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 997 22.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 828 18.5%

Engine & Cooling 675 15.1%

Electrical System 307 6.8%

Airbags 300 6.7%

Brakes 225 5.0%

Other & Unspecified 175 3.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 125 2.8%

Chevrolet Silverado by year

2 2 5 3 2 18 24 37 18 51 77 235 331 230 365 335 2,104 1,614 1,048 853 852 723 361 223 253 221 103 91 99 91 87 195 111 8 156

80 82 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 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

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

What breaks

Brakes 3,696 33.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 818 7.5%

Electrical System 763 7.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 686 6.3%

Engine & Cooling 661 6.0%

Steering 561 5.1%

Body & Structure 508 4.6%

Airbags 485 4.4%