Best and worst years for the Chevrolet Silverado

Of the 26 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado with enough data to compare, the 1999 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (1,457), and the 1990 has the fewest (1).

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)
1990	1
1991	3
1992	8
1993	19
1994	89
1995	174
1996	125
1997	215
1998	182
1999	1,457
2000	1,197
2001	826
2002	631
2003	575
2004	499
2005	225
2006	96
2007	147
2008	105
2009	76
2010	84
2011	97
2012	88
2013	84
2014	191
2015	95
2016	6
2017	147

What stands out

The 1999 stands out, with about 10.7 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1999 and 2000. Or the years with the fewest: 1990 and 1992.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2017	147	156
2016	6	8
2015	95	111
2014	191	195
2013	84	87
2012	88	91
2011	97	99
2010	84	91
2009	76	103
2008	105	221
2007	147	253
2006	96	223
2005	225	361
2004	499	723
2003	575	852
2002	631	853
2001	826	1,048
2000	1,197	1,614
1999	1,457	2,104
1998	182	335
1997	215	365
1996	125	230
1995	174	331
1994	89	235
1993	19	77
1992	8	51
1991	3	18
1990	1	37