"How reliable is the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?"

"Based on 98 NHTSA complaints, the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has a median complaint mileage of 2650 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 98 total complaints filed."

2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 98 complaints

Total Complaints

2,650mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,743 25th Percentile

2,650 Median Mileage

3,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

STEERING

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Automatic braking disabled yet sensor stuck in Alert mode and slams on brakes pulling into parking spaces, backing up, etc"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 12 AL: 11 TX: 7 CA: 7 PA: 7 NY: 7 KS: 6 MI: 6 KY: 3 AR: 3

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
2020	934	12,500	ENGINE	20
2021	924	47,000	ENGINE	27
2022	696	32,000	ENGINE	14
2023	430	25,500	ENGINE	16
2024	317	7,500	ENGINE	10
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