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2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine problems

448 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 39% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
448 39% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
64,000 miles 105 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 4
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 64,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 24 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 15 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 19 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 15 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 64,000 miles
Based on 105 complaints that include mileage. 47% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles24
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles15
60k to 80k miles19
80k to 100k miles15
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 105 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 4 fires.

What owners wrote

The contact owned a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that approximately 35 minutes after parking and turning the vehicle off he was notified that the vehicle had caught on fire. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. Upon inspection, it was determined that the fire originated in the engine compartment. A police and fire report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. During the incident, the vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 12,000 miles, May 2022 Fire

The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the message "Service DEF System" was displayed and the check engine warning was illuminated. The message speed would reduce by increments of 10 to 15 MPH until the vehicle could not accelerate 5 MPH after driving 75 miles. The contact stated that a handheld scanner was used to retrieve DTC: P20B9. The contact stated that the failure was a recurring failure.

Reported at 53,400 miles, March 2026

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