Best and worst years for the Chevrolet Silverado 2500

Of the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with enough data to compare, the 2024 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (214), and the 2010 has the fewest (12).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1994	1
1995	0
1996	1
1997	31
1998	47
1999	32
2000	53
2001	179
2002	88
2003	165
2004	163
2005	183
2006	124
2007	101
2008	56
2009	35
2010	12
2011	62
2012	40
2013	32
2014	24
2015	152
2016	99
2017	51
2018	46
2019	81
2020	124
2021	110
2022	133
2023	71
2024	214
2025	47
2026	21

What stands out

The 2024 stands out, with about 3.0 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2024 and 2005. Or the years with the fewest: 2010 and 2014.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	21	21
2025	47	47
2024	214	214
2023	71	71
2022	133	133
2021	110	110
2020	124	144
2019	81	104
2018	46	73
2017	51	69
2016	99	157
2015	152	249
2014	24	52
2013	32	71
2012	40	70
2011	62	128
2010	12	27
2009	35	79
2008	56	226
2007	101	253
2006	124	219
2005	183	337
2004	163	431
2003	165	561
2002	88	408
2001	179	495
2000	53	156
1999	32	95
1998	47	82
1997	31	74
1996	1	2
1995	0	6
1994	1	7