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Model years to avoid

Chevrolet Silverado 1500

What it says about you

Opinion

The default American truck for people who did not want a Ford. That is a real and sufficient reason.

Not measured, not from the data, and offered in fun. Everything below this is not.

21 model years on record, 15,470 complaints filed.

The years to look at closely: 2019 (oil cooler). Everything else drew a normal number of complaints for this model.

Every year

  1. 2026 3 recalls 69 complaints
  2. 2025 0 recalls 84 complaints
  3. 2024 2 recalls 281 complaints
  4. 2023 3 recalls 357 complaints
  5. 2022 6 recalls 1,168 complaints
  6. 2021 8 recalls 781 complaints
  7. 2020 12 recalls 696 complaints
  8. 2019 oil cooler 1,876 complaints
  9. 2018 7 recalls 510 complaints
  10. 2017 6 recalls 836 complaints
  11. 2016 11 recalls 794 complaints
  12. 2015 11 recalls 1,178 complaints
  13. 2014 6 recalls 1,556 complaints
  14. 2013 2 recalls 719 complaints
  15. 2012 2 recalls 561 complaints
  16. 2011 4 recalls 1,276 complaints
  17. 2010 3 recalls 1,688 complaints
  18. 2009 3 recalls 1,040 complaints
  19. 2007 2 recalls 0 complaints
  20. 2006 nothing on record 0 complaints
  21. 2005 nothing on record 0 complaints

What does a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 say about you?

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Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints — compared against itself rather than against other cars, so popularity and age do not decide the answer.