FaultScore

Toyota Tacoma 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 Toyota Tacoma Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Complaints on file 10,741 23,432
Model years covered 1995–2026 1994–2026
Worst model year 2007 2019
Best model year 2026 2012
Crashes reported 927 1,086
Fires reported 133 354
Injuries reported 444 547
Deaths reported 23 52
Most complained-about part Body & Structure Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 14.2% 8.7%

Toyota Tacoma by year

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 2,215 20.6%
Suspension 1,579 14.7%
Brakes 673 6.3%
Engine & Cooling 603 5.6%
Airbags 562 5.2%

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%