Chevrolet Silverado 2500 by model year

5,171 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 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 2500

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	74
1998	82
1999	95
2000	156
2001	495
2002	408
2003	561
2004	431
2005	337
2006	219
2007	253
2008	226
2009	79
2010	27
2011	128
2012	70
2013	71
2014	52
2015	249
2016	157
2017	69
2018	73
2019	104
2020	144
2021	110
2022	133
2023	71
2024	214
2025	47
2026	21

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2026	21		2
2025	47	Drivetrain & axles (21%)	1
2024	214	Electrical system (27%)	4
2023	71	Drivetrain & axles (24%)	1
2022	133	Electrical system (22%)	3
2021	110	Drivetrain & axles (27%)	6
2020	144	Drivetrain & axles (23%)	10
2019	104	Engine (21%)	7		4 stars
2018	73	Electrical system (18%)	5		4 stars
2017	69	Electrical system (22%)	5		4 stars
2016	157	Steering (31%)	6		4 stars
2015	249	Electrical system (23%)	6		3 to 4 stars
2014	52	Fuel system (15%)	2		2 to 4 stars
2013	71	Electrical system (14%)	3		2 to 4 stars
2012	70	Electrical system (16%)	3		3 to 4 stars
2011	128	Air bags (31%)	4
2010	27	Air bags (22%)	5
2009	79	Air bags (30%)	5
2008	226	Air bags (47%)	4
2007	253	Air bags (34%)	3
2006	219	Brakes (33%)
2005	337	Electrical system (29%)
2004	431	Brakes (40%)
2003	561	Brakes (47%)		10
2002	408	Brakes (53%)	1	11
2001	495	Brakes (39%)	1
2000	156	Brakes (52%)	1	12 to 15
1999	95	Brakes (56%)		12 to 15
1998	82	Brakes (42%)
1997	74	Brakes (34%)