2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 72 complaints
72
Total Complaints
27,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

4,000 25th Percentile
27,000 Median Mileage
44,444 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
15
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
11
SERVICE BRAKES
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
ENGINE
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
POWER TRAIN
3
AIR BAGS
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THERE IS NO GRILLE BILLET COVERING THE RADIATOR IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND DEBRIS FILLS THE COILS ON THE RADIATOR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO RUN HOT"
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH HAULING A GOOSE NECK FLATBED DUEL TANDEM TRAILER, THE POWER BUS BAR SHORTED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH A LOOSE WIRE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STARTER. THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS LOCKE..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH HAULING A GOOSE NECK FLATBED DUEL TANDEM TRAILER, THE POWER BUS BAR SHORTED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH A LOOSE WIRE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STARTER. THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS LOCKE..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28