Chevrolet Silverado by model year

10,872 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Chevrolet Silverado across 36 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

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
1990	37
1992	51
1993	77
1994	235
1995	331
1996	230
1997	365
1998	335
1999	2,104
2000	1,614
2001	1,048
2002	853
2003	852
2004	723
2005	361
2006	223
2007	253
2008	221
2009	103
2010	91
2011	99
2012	91
2013	87
2014	195
2015	111
2016	8
2017	156

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2026				15 to 25
2025				15 to 26
2024				15 to 26
2023				15 to 26
2022				15 to 26
2021				14 to 27
2020				15 to 27
2019				15 to 21
2018				17 to 20
2017	156	Drivetrain & axles (22%)		17 to 20
2016	8		2	17 to 20
2015	111	Engine (14%)	7	17 to 20
2014	195	Drivetrain & axles (19%)	13	17 to 20
2013	87	Air bags (13%)	3	14 to 21
2012	91	Air bags (17%)	2	14 to 21
2011	99	Body & structure (15%)	2	14 to 21
2010	91	Engine (14%)		14 to 22
2009	103	Electrical system (17%)		14 to 21
2008	221	Air bags (28%)	1	14 to 17
2007	253	Air bags (16%)	1	15 to 17
2006	223	Brakes (47%)	4	16 to 17
2005	361	Brakes (25%)	8	16 to 17
2004	723	Brakes (30%)	8	16 to 17
2003	852	Brakes (33%)	6	13
2002	853	Brakes (46%)	4
2001	1,048	Brakes (43%)	4
2000	1,614	Brakes (41%)	8
1999	2,104	Brakes (51%)	5
1998	335	Brakes (32%)
1997	365	Brakes (20%)
1996	230	Wipers, windshield & visibility (32%)
1995	331	Wipers, windshield & visibility (45%)
1994	235	Wipers, windshield & visibility (55%)
1993	77	Seats (33%)
1992	51	Wipers, windshield & visibility (28%)
1990	37	Brakes (32%)