Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by model year

23,964 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 across 30 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1997	693
1998	452
1999	711
2000	734
2001	627
2002	620
2003	960
2004	951
2005	643
2006	464
2007	1,056
2008	1,094
2009	553
2010	454
2011	698
2012	279
2013	392
2014	2,203
2015	1,442
2016	1,058
2017	960
2018	764
2019	1,598
2020	1,106
2021	1,144
2022	927
2023	560
2024	446
2025	166
2026	183

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2026	183	Engine (38%)	3
2025	166	Engine (35%)			5 stars
2024	446	Engine (38%)	2		5 stars
2023	560	Engine (32%)	3		5 stars
2022	927	Engine (30%)	6		5 stars
2021	1,144	Engine (39%)	8		4 to 5 stars
2020	1,106	Engine (25%)	12		4 to 5 stars
2019	1,598	Engine (27%)	10		4 to 5 stars
2018	764	Drivetrain & axles (22%)	7		5 stars
2017	960	Brakes (20%)	7		5 stars
2016	1,058	Brakes (25%)	12		5 stars
2015	1,442	Brakes (26%)	11		5 stars
2014	2,203	Steering (19%)	6		5 stars
2013	392	Air bags (21%)	2		4 stars
2012	279	Air bags (21%)	2		4 stars
2011	698	Air bags (44%)	4		4 stars
2010	454	Air bags (43%)	3
2009	553	Air bags (42%)	3
2008	1,094	Air bags (54%)	3
2007	1,056	Air bags (45%)	2
2006	464	Brakes (38%)		14 to 17
2005	643	Electrical system (30%)		13 to 17
2004	951	Brakes (36%)		13 to 16
2003	960	Brakes (47%)		14 to 16
2002	620	Brakes (62%)		14 to 16
2001	627	Brakes (52%)		14 to 17
2000	734	Brakes (61%)		14 to 17
1999	711	Brakes (55%)		14 to 17
1998	452	Brakes (33%)
1997	693	Brakes (22%)