Plymouth Neon 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	Plymouth Neon	Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Complaints on file	2,016	4,995
Model years covered	1994–2001	1994–2026
Worst model year	1995	2005
Best model year	1999	2010
Crashes reported	230	239
Fires reported	66	151
Injuries reported	161	127
Deaths reported	11	8
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	23.2%	10.5%

Plymouth Neon by year

3 711 476 234 237 82 199 74

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 625 31.0%

Brakes 233 11.6%

Electrical System 170 8.4%

Airbags 169 8.4%

Steering 119 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 114 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 81 4.0%

Body & Structure 75 3.7%

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%