Reliability & cost of ownership
Chevrolet 3500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Chevrolet 3500? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Chevrolet 3500 problems by model year
7 recall entries across 4 model years and 16 owner complaints across 10 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 6 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 3500 | Not confirmed | 3 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2020 3500 | Not confirmed | 2 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 3500 | Not confirmed | 2 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2018 3500 | Not confirmed | 3 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2017 3500 | Not confirmed | 1 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2016 3500 | Not confirmed | 5 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 3500 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 3500 | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 3500 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 3500 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Chevrolet 3500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train4 complaints
- electrical system3 complaints
- steering2 complaints
- service brakes2 complaints
- structure2 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- vehicle speed control1 complaint
- fuel system1 complaint