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Chevrolet Silverado 2500 years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2022 and 2024. Best years: 2017 and 2018.
The 2022 and 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2022 has 95 complaints (19 for each year on the road) and 2024 has 140 complaints (47 for each year on the road), against a median of 12 a year across the 11 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2024 is brake wear (38 reports).
- 547complaints
- 20recall campaigns
- 4model years with a page
Newest report Sep 24, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2022
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2024
Most reported: brake wear (38 reports) and infotainment (16 reports).
Best years
2017
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2018
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2015 has the most complaints of any Chevrolet Silverado 2500 year here: 176 of 547 (32%).
- Problem across the years
- Brake wear is the top problem in every model year with a page, 108 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 32 owners who gave a mileage for brake wear were under about 22,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 6% of Chevrolet Silverado 2500 complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2015, 13 of its 176 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- 2 of the 4 model years where owners report brake wear have a recall on the same system: 2015 and 2016. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 103, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 59 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2014 (37), 2017 (54), 2018 (53), 2019 (74), 2021 (86), 2022 (95), 2023 (47), 2025 (29).
Year by year
2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 avoid
140 owner complaints, 47 for each year on the road (4.0 times the model median). Most reported: brake wear (38 reports), infotainment (16 reports) and transmission shudder (11 reports). 3 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 26V-530 on the tires and 24V-894 on the latches and locks.
2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
108 owner complaints, 15 for each year on the road (1.3 times the model median). Most reported: brake wear (19 reports, median 25,000 miles) and wheels (11 reports). 2 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. 10 recalls, including 26V-083 on the transmission and drivetrain and 24V-797 on the transmission and drivetrain.
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
123 owner complaints, 11 for each year on the road (1.0 times the model median). Most reported: brake wear (14 reports). 5 reports involved a crash and 4 people were hurt. 6 recalls, including 18V-578 on the brakes and 16V-069 on the brakes.
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
176 owner complaints, 15 for each year on the road (1.2 times the model median). Most reported: brake wear (37 reports, median 14,400 miles), stalling (16 reports) and airbag (16 reports). 6 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. 6 recalls, including 18V-578 on the brakes and 16V-069 on the brakes.
Recalls that cover several model years
The tailgate's electronic gate-release switch may short circuit due to water intrusion, which can result in the tailgate inadvertently unlatching while the vehicle is in park.
The roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator, or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
The brake pedal pivot nut may loosen, causing the brake pedal to be loose or inoperative.
While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition.
In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test.
On the affected vehicles, the brake pedal pivot nut may loosen, causing the brake pedal to be loose or inoperative.
Compare the Silverado 2500 with its rivals
Side by side over the model years both have on file: what owners complain about, the mileage problems start at, recalls, investigations and crash reports.
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Questions
What Chevrolet Silverado 2500 years should you avoid?
The 2022 and 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2022 has 95 complaints (19 for each year on the road) and 2024 has 140 complaints (47 for each year on the road), against a median of 12 a year across the 11 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2024 is brake wear (38 reports).
What are the best years for the Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
The 2017 and 2018 draw the fewest complaints for their age: 2017 has 54 (5 a year) and 2018 has 53 (6 a year). Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
Brake wear, with 108 reports across the 4 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2015, 2016, 2020 and 2024.
How many recalls does the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 have?
20 recall campaigns cover the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 model years 2015 to 2024 on this site. The widest, 16V-069 on the brakes, covers 2 model years.
How many Chevrolet Silverado 2500 complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
6% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2015 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for brake wear on the Chevrolet Silverado 2500?
On 2 of the 4 model years where owners report it: 2015 and 2016.