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Chevrolet Silverado Reliability by Year

Every Silverado model year from 2004 to 2025, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Pickup Truck of the same year.

The short answer

Best model year
2012
#2 of 13 that year
Year to avoid
2014
#9 of 10 that year
Latest scored
2025
#6 of 21

Across 22 scored model years the Silverado rarely gives trouble, but repairs run costlier than average when it does. The spread between years is what matters: 2012 is its strongest, 2014 its weakest.

Every model year, scored

Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Pickup Truck sold that same model year.

YearRelative standingClass rankPctl
2004#5 /1673th
2005#2 /1693th
2006#1 /19100th
2007#4 /1781th
2008#4 /1781th
2009#6 /1769th
2010#1 /15100th
2011#5 /1469th
2012#2 /1392thBest year
2013#4 /1273th
2014#9 /1011thAvoid
2015#5 /950th
2016#3 /975th
2017#4 /1067th
2018#4 /1170th
2019#8 /1236th
2020#9 /1227th
2021#8 /1342th
2022#6 /1972th
2023#5 /1876th
2024#9 /2262th
2025#6 /2175th

The line has moved around across 22 model years, with its weakest stretch in 2018–2021. This 2025 car falls in a strong stretch.

What tends to break

All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.

Every Silverado model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Pickup Truck of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.

Across the last three model years (2023–2025), no single system stands out. All measured systems draw issue reports less often than the same systems on the average Pickup Truck of their year — a cleaner sheet than most of this class manages.

🔒 System-by-system breakdown
All 12 systems scored for the Silverado year you are looking at — which ones fail more often than the class, by how much, and on how many reports.
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How it compares to the class

All 21 Pickup Trucks from 2025, plotted by how often they need fixes and what those fixes cost.

🔒 The whole class, plotted
Where the Silverado lands against every other 2025 Pickup Truck — and which rivals beat it.
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Common questions

What is the best year for a used Chevrolet Silverado?

2012 is the strongest Silverado model year on record, ranking #2 of 13 Pickup Trucks that year.

Which Chevrolet Silverado years should I avoid?

2014 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #9 of 10.

Is the latest Silverado reliable?

The 2025 Silverado ranks #6 of 21 Pickup Trucks — the upper quarter of its class.

Where does this data come from?

Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.

See the full picture for your Silverado

All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.

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How this was built. Scores derive from failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes and benchmarked within segment and model year. We measure two separate things: Fix Frequency — how often a vehicle needs fixing — and Fix Severity — how costly those fixes are. These figures describe a model line, not the specific vehicle in front of you; trim, mileage and service history still decide an individual car.