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Owner complaints · every model year, every system

Chevrolet Silverado problems, by model year and system

6,397 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Silverado 2016–2027, and the 4 systems the record is deep on — engine (2,180), transmission and drivetrain (1,820), electrical (1,078), brake (1,047). Each system has a page across the years; 35 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.

The systems the record is deep on

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications
2,180complaints, engine

Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →

1,820complaints, transmission and drivetrain

Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →

1,078complaints, electrical system

Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →

1,047complaints, brakes

Brake problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →

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Chevrolet Silverado complaints, year by system

Source: NHTSA complaint database
Model yearenginetransmission and drivetrainelectricalbrake
2027 0 in all————
2026 109 in all60202110
2025 116 in all5322317
2024 338 in all1679653—
2023 388 in all1771066227
2022 633 in all27618313757
2021 833 in all43723911248
2020 733 in all271228113114
2019 1,085 in all419333191195
2018 523 in all113173104100
2017 837 in all133226133222
2016 802 in all74194121267

Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).

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Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Which Chevrolet Silverado system draws the most complaints?

Engine: 2,180 complaints across 12 model years, 34% of everything owners filed about the Chevrolet Silverado. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.

Which Chevrolet Silverado year has the most complaints?

2019 (1,085), 2017 (837), 2021 (833). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.