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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years to avoid

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years to avoid are 2014, 2019, 2015, 2008, 2021, 2007, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2011, 2009, 2023, 2010, 2024, 2013, 2012, 2025, 2026 — each drew complaint volumes well above the model's norm or has an open safety investigation. The 1995 is the cleanest year on record.

23,483

Total complaints

56

Recall campaigns

1994–2026

Years covered

18

Years to avoid

Complaints by model year

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 NHTSA complaints by model year2,201 complaints1994: 10 complaints1995: 6 complaints1996: 10 complaints1997: 693 complaints1998: 452 complaints1999: 711 complaints2000: 731 complaints2001: 627 complaints2002: 620 complaints2003: 960 complaints2004: 951 complaints2005: 643 complaints2006: 464 complaints2007: 1,056 complaints2008: 1,094 complaints2009: 553 complaints2010: 451 complaints2011: 698 complaints2012: 278 complaints2013: 392 complaints2014: 2,201 complaints2015: 1,430 complaints2016: 1,050 complaints2017: 957 complaints2018: 754 complaints2019: 1,547 complaints2020: 1,045 complaints2021: 1,071 complaints2022: 857 complaints2023: 524 complaints2024: 401 complaints2025: 139 complaints2026: 107 complaints
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 NHTSA complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Silverado 1500 years to avoid

YearWhyComplaints
2014High complaints + open investigation2,201
2019High complaints + open investigation1,547
2015High complaints + open investigation1,430
2008High complaints + open investigation1,094
2021High complaints + open investigation1,071
2007High complaints + open investigation1,056
2016High complaint rate1,050
2020High complaints + open investigation1,045
2022Open safety investigation857
2011Open safety investigation698
2009Open safety investigation553
2023Open safety investigation524
2010Open safety investigation451
2024Open safety investigation401
2013Open safety investigation392
2012Open safety investigation278
2025Open safety investigation139
2026Open safety investigation107

Every Silverado 1500 year

YearComplaintsRecalls
2026avoid1073
2025avoid1390
2024avoid4012
2023avoid5243
2022avoid8576
2021avoid1,0718
2020avoid1,04512
2019avoid1,54710
20187547
20179576
2016avoid1,05011
2015avoid1,43011
2014avoid2,2016
2013avoid3922
2012avoid2782
2011avoid6984
2010avoid4513
2009avoid5533
2008avoid1,0943
2007avoid1,0562
20064640
20056430
20049510
20039600
20026200
20016270
20007310
19997112
19984522
19976932
1996100
199560
1994100

Common questions

What are the worst Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years?

Based on NHTSA complaint rates and open investigations, the Silverado 1500 years to avoid are 2014, 2019, 2015, 2008, 2021, 2007, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2011, 2009, 2023, 2010, 2024, 2013, 2012, 2025, 2026. The cleanest year on record is 1995.

What is the best year for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500?

By complaint volume, 1995 has the cleanest NHTSA record among Silverado 1500 years with enough data to compare.

How many recalls does the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have?

Across all model years, the Silverado 1500 has 56 distinct NHTSA recall campaigns and 23,483 consumer complaints on file.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through August 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated August 28, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.