Reliability & cost of ownership
Chevrolet Silverado 6500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Chevrolet Silverado 6500? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Chevrolet Silverado 6500 problems by model year
10 recall entries and 1 owner complaint on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Silverado 6500 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2024 Silverado 6500 | 1 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 Silverado 6500 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 Silverado 6500 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 Silverado 6500 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2020 Silverado 6500 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 Silverado 6500 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Chevrolet Silverado 6500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes, hydraulic1 complaint