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Chevrolet Silverado 1500 years to avoid

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

23,139

Total complaints

56

Recall campaigns

1994–2026

Years covered

16

Years to avoid

Complaints by model year

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 NHTSA complaints by model year2,194 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: 462 complaints2007: 1,055 complaints2008: 1,091 complaints2009: 553 complaints2010: 451 complaints2011: 697 complaints2012: 276 complaints2013: 390 complaints2014: 2,194 complaints2015: 1,415 complaints2016: 1,041 complaints2017: 950 complaints2018: 735 complaints2019: 1,512 complaints2020: 1,008 complaints2021: 1,019 complaints2022: 801 complaints2023: 496 complaints2024: 383 complaints2025: 126 complaints2026: 70 complaints
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 NHTSA complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Silverado 1500 years to avoid

YearWhyComplaints
2014High complaints + open investigation2,194
2019High complaints + open investigation1,512
2015High complaints + open investigation1,415
2008High complaints + open investigation1,091
2007High complaints + open investigation1,055
2016High complaint rate1,041
2021Open safety investigation1,019
2020Open safety investigation1,008
2022Open safety investigation801
2011Open safety investigation697
2009Open safety investigation553
2023Open safety investigation496
2010Open safety investigation451
2013Open safety investigation390
2024Open safety investigation383
2012Open safety investigation276

Every Silverado 1500 year

YearComplaintsRecalls
2026703
20251260
2024avoid3832
2023avoid4963
2022avoid8016
2021avoid1,0198
2020avoid1,00812
2019avoid1,51210
20187357
20179506
2016avoid1,04111
2015avoid1,41511
2014avoid2,1946
2013avoid3902
2012avoid2762
2011avoid6974
2010avoid4513
2009avoid5533
2008avoid1,0913
2007avoid1,0552
20064620
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, 2007, 2016, 2021, 2020, 2022, 2011, 2009, 2023, 2010, 2013, 2024, 2012. 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 23,139 consumer complaints on file.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.