Owners filed 7,160 complaints about the 2015–2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 7th-most of any vehicle in our Car Problem Index. The 2015 model year drew the most (1,104), and the single most-reported problem area is engine, named in 28% of complaints.
Key findings
- Worst model year: 2015, with 1,104 complaints, led by brakes (350).
- Spike years: 2015 (1.6× the typical year), 2019 (1.5× the typical year).
- Earliest-failing area: fuel system complaints came at a median of 26k mi on the odometer.
- Fire and crash reports: 85 complaints mention a fire and 231 mention a crash; owners reported 139 injuries and 3 deaths.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Top problem areas | Median mileage | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,104 | Brakes (350), Electrical system (163), Steering (160) | 55k mi | 58 | 14 |
| 2016 | 793 | Brakes (256), Transmission / powertrain (192), Electrical system (119) | 47k mi | 41 | 10 |
| 2017 | 711 | Transmission / powertrain (191), Brakes (174), Electrical system (123) | 45k mi | 36 | 12 |
| 2018 | 518 | Transmission / powertrain (171), Electrical system (102), Engine (102) | 38k mi | 10 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1,079 | Engine (366), Transmission / powertrain (325), Electrical system (188) | 15k mi | 27 | 8 |
| 2020 | 729 | Engine (242), Transmission / powertrain (225), Electrical system (113) | 25k mi | 13 | 9 |
| 2021 | 821 | Engine (376), Transmission / powertrain (234), Electrical system (112) | 53k mi | 20 | 12 |
| 2022 | 623 | Engine (244), Transmission / powertrain (179), Electrical system (136) | 39k mi | 10 | 6 |
| 2023 | 375 | Engine (146), Transmission / powertrain (105), Electrical system (62) | 34k mi | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 308 | Engine (146), Transmission / powertrain (94), Electrical system (41) | 11k mi | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 99 | Engine (52), Electrical system (24), Transmission / powertrain (19) | 6k mi | 1 | 4 |
Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower partly because owners have had fewer years to report problems.
Most-reported Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems, and what they cost to fix
| Problem area | Complaints | Share | Median mileage | Repair estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 1,991 | 28% | 50k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Transmission / powertrain | 1,871 | 26% | 42k mi | Transmission repair cost |
| Brakes | 1,263 | 18% | 44k mi | Brake repair cost |
| Electrical system | 1,183 | 17% | 36k mi | Alternator / electrical repair cost |
| Steering | 595 | 8% | 40k mi | Power steering repair cost |
| Fuel system | 284 | 4% | 26k mi | Fuel pump repair cost |
| Engine and cooling | 229 | 3% | 66k mi | Engine repair cost |
| Body structure | 200 | 3% | 30k mi | — |
One complaint can name several problem areas, so shares add up to more than 100%.
What this data can and can't tell you
These are unverified reports that owners submitted to NHTSA, counted by model year. They are not defect findings, and they aren't adjusted for sales: a best-selling vehicle collects more complaints simply because more of them are on the road. Use the counts to compare model years of the same vehicle and to see which systems owners complain about most, not to compare how reliable two different models are. See the full methodology.
Other Chevrolet models in the index
- Chevrolet Malibu (3,192)
- Chevrolet Equinox (3,023)
- Chevrolet Traverse (2,644)
- Chevrolet Tahoe (2,306)
- Chevrolet Colorado (2,241)
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, consumer complaint files (nhtsa.gov), model years 2015–2025, retrieved 2026-09-23. Free to cite with a link to this page.