Chevrolet 3500
Owners filed 16 complaints across 10 model years of the Chevrolet 3500. The 2016 drew the most (5); the 2017 the fewest (1).
Model years10
Complaints16
Recalls7
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Chevrolet 3500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Integrated Trailer Brake Control | Routine | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and Attachments | Routine | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Chevrolet 3500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the steering.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.