FaultScore

Toyota Tundra 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 Tundra Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Complaints on file 9,446 23,432
Model years covered 1999–2026 1994–2026
Worst model year 2007 2019
Best model year 2026 2012
Crashes reported 501 1,086
Fires reported 70 354
Injuries reported 260 547
Deaths reported 14 52
Most complained-about part Body & Structure Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 8.9% 8.7%

Toyota Tundra 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 1,779 18.8%
Brakes 1,068 11.3%
Engine & Cooling 1,053 11.1%
Suspension 854 9.0%
Airbags 495 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%