"How reliable is the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?"

"Based on 934 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has a median complaint mileage of 12500 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 934 total complaints filed."

2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 934 complaints

934

Total Complaints

12,500mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,300 25th Percentile

12,500 Median Mileage

65,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

200

POWER TRAIN

187

SERVICE BRAKES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STEERING

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SUSPENSION

STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPEND..."

"AFTER HAVING FOG LIGHTS PROGRAMED AT THE DEALER, LOST BRAKE ASSIST ON THE WAY HOME AT LAST LEFT TURN AND TRUCK TOOK LONGER TO STOP BEFORE THE TURN THEN NORMAL ON A CITY STREET SPEED ABOUT 45MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CHECKED CODES AT HOME FOUND 4, P25A2 BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE REQUESTED MIL..."

"2020 SILVERADO 1500 DURAMAX 3.0 1200 MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODES. I WAS 300 MILES FROM HOME SO GLAD IT MADE IT. TAKE TO DEALER AND THEY TELL ME I CANT DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF A FAILED MASTER CYLINDER ISSUE. PART IS ON UNKNOWN BACKORDER."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ENGINE 200 complaints

25th: 2,650 mi Median: 18,700 mi 75th: 76,088 mi

POWER TRAIN 187 complaints

25th: 7,300 mi Median: 41,000 mi 75th: 87,500 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 95 complaints

25th: 790 mi Median: 2,000 mi 75th: 7,150 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 89 complaints

25th: 775 mi Median: 2,700 mi 75th: 10,700 mi

STEERING 71 complaints

25th: 3,606 mi Median: 12,250 mi 75th: 55,950 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 128 FL: 89 CA: 57 NY: 53 MI: 44 GA: 37 OH: 32 WI: 30 TN: 26 NC: 26

Who Files Complaints?

0.3%

Original Owners

99.7%

Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1997	693	90,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	31
1998	452	73,575	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	17
1999	711	109,200	SERVICE BRAKES	51
2000	731	102,000	SERVICE BRAKES	87
2001	627	87,000	SERVICE BRAKES	84
2002	620	90,000	SERVICE BRAKES	60
2003	958	82,000	SERVICE BRAKES	33
2004	951	70,000	SERVICE BRAKES	47
2005	642	64,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	27
2006	462	60,000	SERVICE BRAKES	23
2007	1049	70,000	AIR BAGS	31
2008	1090	70,000	AIR BAGS	45
2009	553	70,000	AIR BAGS	10
2010	449	67,000	AIR BAGS	10
2011	695	72,000	AIR BAGS	32
2012	273	74,433	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	8
2013	385	62,186	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	12
2014	2184	62,826	STEERING	105
2015	1390	52,000	SERVICE BRAKES	82
2016	1025	45,000	SERVICE BRAKES	62
2017	928	41,555	POWER TRAIN	50
2018	715	35,090	POWER TRAIN	16
2019	1436	11,232	ENGINE	46
2021	924	47,000	ENGINE	27
2022	696	32,000	ENGINE	14
2023	430	25,500	ENGINE	16
2024	317	7,500	ENGINE	10
2025	98	2,650	ENGINE	2
2026	28	-	ENGINE	0

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