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Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

92 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

6,504 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2018 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Silverado →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Active NHTSA advisory on 9 model years of the Silverado — park outside or do not drive. The year rows below carry it.

Every Chevrolet Silverado model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas	A	0	0	—	—
2026	Electric Gas Diesel	D	6	126	★★★★★	493 mi
2025	Electric Gas Diesel	B	2	122	★★★★★	492 mi
2024	Electric Gas Diesel	F	8	346	★★★★★	450 mi	Park outside
2023	Gas Diesel	C	4	393	★★★★★	26 mpg	Park outside
2022	Gas Diesel	F	7	650	★★★★★	26 mpg	Park outside
2021	Gas Diesel	F	9	852	★★★★★	27 mpg	Park outside
2020	Gas Diesel	F	14	748	★★★★★	27 mpg	Park outside
2019	Gas	F	14	1,099	★★★★★	21 mpg	Park outside
2018	Hybrid Gas	F	7	524	★★★★★	20 mpg
2017	Hybrid Gas	F	7	839	★★★★★	20 mpg
2016	Hybrid Gas	F	14	805	★★★★★	20 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2018

On the filed record so far, the 2018 is the cleanest Silverado year we hold, and the 2020 the one to check hardest. The 2020 carries a standing park-outside or do-not-drive advisory, which outranks every other number on this page.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2018	F	0.9	66	3 critical
2017	F	0.8	93	Advisory
2023	C	1.3	131	Advisory
2016	F	1.4	80	Advisory
2022	F	1.8	162	Advisory
2021	F	1.8	170	Advisory
2019	F	2	157	Advisory
2020	F	2.3	125	Advisory

Which Chevrolet Silverado years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2019 power train complaints at 0.56× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 15,000 miles). Latest: 2020 steering at 3.38× (13,500 miles).

Year	Engine	Service Brakes	Power Train	Electrical System	Steering	Electronic Stability Control
2024	0.65×	—	0.91×	—	—	—
2023	1.21×	—	—	—	—	—
2022	1.02×	—	2.06×	2.04×	—	—
2021	1.28×	—	1.3×	1.59×	—	—
2020	1.36×	0.61×	1.49×	0.91×	3.38×	3.28×
2019	1.69×	0.8×	0.56×	0.77×	0.9×	1.1×
2018	1.02×	1.83×	0.91×	1.71×	2.21×	2.93×
2017	0.83×	1.33×	1.2×	1.17×	1.33×	—
2016	0.81×	1.25×	1.19×	0.94×	0.85×	1.15×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Chevrolet Silverado, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

engine problems 2,232 complaints, every model year transmission and drivetrain problems 1,849 complaints, every model year electrical problems 1,095 complaints, every model year brake problems 1,052 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2027: dropped electric, diesel; 31 → 0 EPA configurations
2026: best combined mpg 26 → 25; best range 492 → 493 mi; 33 → 31 EPA configurations
2025: best range 450 → 492 mi; 31 → 33 EPA configurations
2024: added electric; 25 → 31 EPA configurations
2023: 38 → 25 EPA configurations
2022: best combined mpg 27 → 26; 36 → 38 EPA configurations
2021: 27 → 36 EPA configurations
2020: added diesel; best combined mpg 21 → 27; 23 → 27 EPA configurations
2019: dropped hybrid; best combined mpg 20 → 21; 14 → 23 EPA configurations

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All Silverado head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Silverado vs Ram 1500 · Large Pickup truck	1500 +9.3
2027 Silverado vs Jeep Gladiator · Large Pickup truck	Toss-up
2027 Silverado vs Rivian R1T · Large Pickup truck	Silverado +3
2027 Silverado vs Nissan Frontier · Large Pickup truck	Toss-up
2026 Silverado vs Ford F-150 · Large Pickup truck	Silverado +2.6
2026 Silverado vs Ford Ranger · Large Pickup truck	Toss-up
2026 Silverado vs GMC Sierra · Large Pickup truck	Toss-up
2026 Silverado vs Toyota Tundra · Large Pickup truck	Toss-up
2025 Silverado vs Ford F-150 Lightning · Large Pickup truck	F-150 Lightning +14.4
2025 Silverado vs Tesla Cybertruck · Large Pickup truck	Cybertruck +16.2
2020 Silverado vs Jeep Gladiator Pickup · Large Pickup truck	Gladiator Pickup +13.4

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 54 of 79 1.44× the mileage of same-age vehicles Chevrolet Silverado owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 35,000 miles across 2018–2022 (fleet 23,512), later than vehicles of the same model year. 1,092 readings.

Common questions about the Chevrolet Silverado

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Chevrolet Silverado year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2018 Silverado comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade F (46/100), 7 recalls and 524 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Chevrolet Silverado years should I avoid?

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 have the weakest recall records in this range — one carries an active park-outside or do-not-drive advisory. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Silverado model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Chevrolet Silverado have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 92 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Silverado. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.