Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Reliability
4,918 NHTSA complaints (1994–2026). Complaint rate: 1770.3 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 2000–2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 (166 crash-related complaints). The 2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SERVICE BRAKES.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | 665 | 7.5% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 482 | 0.6% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 387 | 6.7% |
| AIR BAGS | 352 | 12.8% |
| POWER TRAIN | 281 | 2.1% |
| ENGINE | 224 | 1.3% |
| STEERING | 219 | 4.1% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 213 | 0.9% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 153 | 2.6% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 144 | 0.0% |
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 | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 1994View→ |
| 1995GOOD | — | 6 | 2 | — | View 1995View→ |
| 1996GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 1996View→ |
| 1997 | — | 74 | 6 | 1 | View 1997View→ |
| 1998 | — | 82 | 7 | 3 | View 1998View→ |
| 1999 | — | 95 | 3 | 3 | View 1999View→ |
| 2000AVOID | — | 156 | 13 | 5 | View 2000View→ |
| 2001AVOID | — | 379 | 14 | 4 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 408 | 27 | 11 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 560 | 33 | 10 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 430 | 23 | 11 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 337 | 19 | 21 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 218 | 15 | 8 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 253 | 16 | 10 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 225 | 6 | 4 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 79 | 6 | 4 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 27 | 0 | 1 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 128 | 3 | 3 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 69 | 2 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 71 | 0 | 3 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 52 | 3 | 2 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015AVOID | — | 243 | 10 | 8 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016AVOID | — | 156 | 7 | 3 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 69 | 2 | 8 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 65 | 1 | 4 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 98 | 4 | 7 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 132 | 3 | 4 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 102 | 3 | 1 | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 115 | 5 | 4 | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 54 | 0 | 1 | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 194 | 2 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 29 | 2 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Chevrolet Silverado 2500accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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