Chevrolet Silverado 3500 by model year

1,466 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Silverado 3500 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 3500

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	78
1998	100
1999	73
2000	114
2001	97
2002	64
2003	60
2004	46
2005	60
2006	61
2007	42
2008	36
2009	10
2010	4
2011	42
2012	31
2013	36
2014	10
2015	78
2016	74
2017	14
2018	28
2019	36
2020	53
2021	58
2022	35
2023	22
2024	77
2025	19
2026	5

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2026	5		3
2025	19		1
2024	77	Electrical system (27%)	3
2023	22		1
2022	35	Electrical system (17%)	3
2021	58	Electrical system (22%)	5
2020	53	Drivetrain & axles (30%)	8
2019	36	Electrical system (17%)	7
2018	28	Engine (25%)	6
2017	14		6
2016	74	Steering (20%)	7
2015	78	Electrical system (24%)	7
2014	10		3
2013	36	Engine (19%)	4
2012	31	Fuel system (19%)	4
2011	42	Air bags (24%)	5
2010	4		5
2009	10		6
2008	36	Air bags (39%)	4
2007	42	Air bags (29%)	5
2006	61	Brakes (28%)
2005	60	Brakes (28%)
2004	46	Brakes (46%)
2003	60	Brakes (42%)
2002	64	Brakes (39%)	1
2001	97	Brakes (40%)	1
2000	114	Brakes (37%)	1
1999	73	Brakes (44%)
1998	100	Brakes (34%)
1997	78	Brakes (39%)