MODELYEARINDEX

Chevrolet Silverado 1500

7,312 complaints across 12 scored model years and 49 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Full report
F
Grade 2010–2021
2014 vs model median 2.3×
Model median3× median
Steering 164
Electrical 124
Drivetrain 89
Avoid

2014 · 2015

Best

2010 · 2012

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
0.24× 103 B
2011
0.34× 126 B
2012
0.27× 111 B
2013
0.35× 162 B
2014
2.28× 968 F
2015
1.55× 715 D
2016
1.16× 526 C
2017
1.14× 524 C
2018
0.69× 337 C
2019
1.45× 739 D
2020
0.86× 436 C
2021
1.39× 700 D
2022 P
1.75× 825 F
2023 P
1.15× 516 C
2024 P
0.84× 389 C
2025 P
0.31× 135 A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG18
City / Highway16.5 / 20.5
Engine4.15L, 7 cyl
Drive4-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$3,400

Recalls

49 campaigns on record, 1 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
16V651000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 2014–2017 3,640,162
19V645000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM 2014–2018 3,456,719
21V050000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010, 2011 2,641,272
21V054000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010–2013 1,778,128
18V586000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM 2015 1,015,918
22V903000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE 2022, 2023 740,108
21V053000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010, 2013 692,526
17V414000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM 2014 690,685

+ 41 further campaigns

Others in Full-Size Trucks

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Chevrolet Avalanche
2011
C
Ford F-150
none flagged
C
GMC Sierra 1500
20142015
C
Nissan Titan
20172021
C
Nissan Titan XD
none flagged
B
Ram 1500
20192021
D
Toyota Tundra
20102016
C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2014 Silverado 1500
Complaints in window
968
Severity-weighted
1,532.5
Model median (weighted)
673
vs model median
2.28×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
6
Open investigations
1
Score 24.7 F