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Chevrolet Silverado 2021

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.37 per 1,000

1.0 times this nameplate’s own median · from 206 complaints filed in the first three years, of 971 ever. 95% lower bound 0.32.

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters.

Model year	Per 1,000	Complaints
2008	0.21	99
2009	0.13	52
2010	0.12	40
2011	0.17	68
2012	0.10	43
2013	0.17	77
2014	0.61	308
2015	0.48	271
2016	0.41	239
2017	0.42	246
2018	0.24	142
2019	0.64	371
2020	0.35	206
2021	0.37	206
2022	0.38	201
2023	0.52	280

What owners describe

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Engine 399 complaints

truck	177	44%
lifter	82	21%
lifters	78	20%
chevy	64	16%
valve	45	11%
camshaft	31	8%

Power Train 279 complaints

truck	121	43%
valve	47	17%
chevy	36	13%
valve body	26	9%
lifter	25	9%
wheels	23	8%

Electrical System 143 complaints

truck	71	50%
tailgate	34	24%
opening	14	10%
opens	13	9%
tailgate open	11	8%
bed	11	8%

When it breaks

32% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 52,648 miles, from 208 complaints that recorded one).

No clear early or late pattern.

What NHTSA did

5 investigations covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign.

Loss of motive power due to engine failure

What owners and forums say

Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page:

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Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.