Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Reliability
22,599 NHTSA complaints (1994–2026). Complaint rate: 58.9 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2014–2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (187 crash-related complaints). The 2012–2013 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SERVICE BRAKES.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2,908 | 7.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 2,319 | 10.5% |
| ENGINE | 2,217 | 0.7% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2,065 | 2.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 1,983 | 1.4% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1,499 | 2.3% |
| STEERING | 1,291 | 4.4% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 834 | 7.2% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 627 | 7.7% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 421 | 1.7% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994GOOD | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | View 1994View→ |
| 1995GOOD | — | 6 | 2 | — | View 1995View→ |
| 1996GOOD | — | 10 | 2 | — | View 1996View→ |
| 1997 | — | 693 | 31 | 16 | View 1997View→ |
| 1998 | — | 452 | 17 | 12 | View 1998View→ |
| 1999 | — | 711 | 51 | 7 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000 | — | 731 | 87 | 8 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 627 | 84 | 10 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002 | — | 620 | 60 | 10 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003 | — | 959 | 33 | 8 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004 | — | 951 | 47 | 13 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005 | — | 642 | 27 | 45 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006 | — | 462 | 23 | 15 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007 | — | 1,055 | 31 | 17 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 1,090 | 45 | 18 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 553 | 10 | 10 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 449 | 10 | 3 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 696 | 32 | 6 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012GOOD | — | 274 | 8 | 2 | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 386 | 12 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014AVOID | — | 2,186 | 105 | 31 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015AVOID | — | 1,397 | 82 | 20 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 1,028 | 62 | 11 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 940 | 50 | 18 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 717 | 16 | 7 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019AVOID | — | 1,448 | 46 | 11 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 947 | 20 | 15 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 936 | 27 | 16 | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 712 | 14 | 5 | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 439 | 16 | 9 | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 330 | 10 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 106 | 2 | 4 | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 36 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Chevrolet Silverado 1500accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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