Chevrolet body & structure problems
Across all Chevrolet models in NHTSA's complaint database, 8,589 complaints involve body & structure. The Silverado 1500 accounts for the largest share (11%). The single worst model year is the 2007 Tahoe with 281 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 8,589 about body & structure, all Chevrolet models
- Most affected
- Silverado 1500 11% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 5,061 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 482 and 121
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Chevrolet models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe281 complaints
- 2006 Chevrolet HHR121 complaints
- 2000 Chevrolet Silverado95 complaints
- 2000 Chevrolet S1093 complaints
- 1999 Chevrolet Silverado91 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 136 |
| 1991 | 143 |
| 1992 | 67 |
| 1993 | 93 |
| 1994 | 149 |
| 1995 | 273 |
| 1996 | 183 |
| 1997 | 240 |
| 1998 | 248 |
| 1999 | 376 |
| 2000 | 551 |
| 2001 | 369 |
| 2002 | 431 |
| 2003 | 348 |
| 2004 | 284 |
| 2005 | 392 |
| 2006 | 486 |
| 2007 | 754 |
| 2008 | 433 |
| 2009 | 281 |
| 2010 | 357 |
| 2011 | 371 |
| 2012 | 236 |
| 2013 | 284 |
| 2014 | 220 |
| 2015 | 194 |
| 2016 | 152 |
| 2017 | 106 |
| 2018 | 71 |
| 2019 | 59 |
| 2020 | 68 |
| 2021 | 69 |
| 2022 | 46 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 48 |
| 2025 | 34 |
| 2026 | 9 |
Among the 5,061 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.