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Chevrolet Silverado 2022

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

0.38 per 1,000

1.0 times this nameplate’s own median · from 201 complaints filed in the first three years, of 769 ever. 95% lower bound 0.33.

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 265 complaints

truck	110	41%
seized	40	15%
chevy	31	12%
engine seized	28	11%
metal	22	8%
truck towed	19	7%

Power Train 209 complaints

truck	94	45%
valve	46	22%
body	40	19%
valve body	33	16%
reduced	21	10%
limp	20	10%

Electrical System 174 complaints

truck	76	43%
tailgate	29	17%
trailer	26	15%
onstar	15	9%
trailer brake	14	8%
trailer brakes	11	6%

When it breaks

42% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 39,000 miles, from 127 complaints that recorded one).

No clear early or late pattern.

What NHTSA did

4 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.