Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Owners filed 17,919 complaints across 33 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The 2014 drew the most (1,434); the 1995 the fewest (3).
Model years33
Complaints17,919
Recalls110
Fires247
Deaths25
Every Chevrolet Silverado 1500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93 | 3 | 1 | — | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2025 | 98 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2024 | 306 | 2 | — | 8 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2023 | 373 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2022 | 619 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2021 | 817 | 8 | 11 | 20 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2020 | 728 | 12 | 9 | 13 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2019 | 1,078 | 10 | 8 | 27 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2018 | 516 | 7 | 4 | 10 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2017 | 711 | 6 | 12 | 36 | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2016 | 793 | 11 | 10 | 41 | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2015 | 1,104 | 11 | 14 | 58 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2014 | 1,434 | 6 | 18 | 61 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 301 | 2 | — | 8 | Unknown or Other | Above average | |
| 2012 | 216 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Unknown or Other | Above average | |
| 2011 | 563 | 4 | 4 | 22 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 362 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2009 | 444 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2008 | 914 | 3 | 9 | 33 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 849 | 2 | 14 | 22 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 359 | 0 | 15 | 19 | Service Brakes | Above average | |
| 2005 | 525 | 0 | 34 | 20 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 797 | 0 | 8 | 33 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 805 | 0 | 7 | 26 | Service Brakes | Above average | |
| 2002 | 509 | 0 | 5 | 45 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 468 | 0 | 5 | 48 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 614 | 0 | 5 | 69 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 587 | 2 | 5 | 43 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 361 | 2 | 11 | 15 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1997 | 555 | 2 | 13 | 30 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine |
Which Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2014 is the weakest year on record, with 1,434 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 6 recalls.
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.