Reliability & cost of ownership

Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Chevrolet Silverado 2500? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.

Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems by model year

77 recall entries and 2647 owner complaints on file across 31 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2026 Silverado 250024No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2025 Silverado 2500019No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2024 Silverado 25003132No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2023 Silverado 2500141No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2022 Silverado 2500387No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2021 Silverado 2500682No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2020 Silverado 25001098No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2019 Silverado 25007724.0Reliability forecast →
2018 Silverado 25005494.0Reliability forecast →
2017 Silverado 25005534.0Reliability forecast →
2016 Silverado 250051224.0Reliability forecast →
2015 Silverado 250061743.3Reliability forecast →
2014 Silverado 25002403.0Reliability forecast →
2013 Silverado 25003512.8Reliability forecast →
2012 Silverado 25003523.5Reliability forecast →
2011 Silverado 25004104No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2010 Silverado 2500021No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2009 Silverado 2500561No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2007 Silverado 25003204No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2006 Silverado 25000177No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2005 Silverado 25000269No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2004 Silverado 2500085No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2003 Silverado 25000110No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2002 Silverado 25000110No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2001 Silverado 2500088No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2000 Silverado 25000119No NCAP testReliability forecast →
1999 Silverado 2500281No NCAP testReliability forecast →
1998 Silverado 2500073No NCAP testReliability forecast →
1997 Silverado 2500264No NCAP testReliability forecast →
1996 Silverado 250002No NCAP testReliability forecast →
1995 Silverado 250003No NCAP testReliability forecast →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Chevrolet Silverado 2500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • service brakes685 complaints
  • electrical system488 complaints
  • power train333 complaints
  • hydraulic283 complaints
  • air bags246 complaints
  • steering218 complaints
  • unknown or other187 complaints
  • engine182 complaints