Chevrolet Silverado 3500 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Chevrolet Silverado 3500 owners have reported a total of 882 problems for their cars built in the 30 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 cars have the most problems reported (71 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Chevrolet Silverado 3500

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 Silverado 3500	3
2025 Silverado 3500	18
2024 Silverado 3500	60
2023 Silverado 3500	14
2022 Silverado 3500	30
2021 Silverado 3500	52
2020 Silverado 3500	43
2019 Silverado 3500	30
2018 Silverado 3500	26
2017 Silverado 3500	14
2016 Silverado 3500	69
2015 Silverado 3500	71
2014 Silverado 3500	10
2013 Silverado 3500	32
2012 Silverado 3500	30
2011 Silverado 3500	40
2010 Silverado 3500	4
2009 Silverado 3500	9
2008 Silverado 3500	33
2007 Silverado 3500	35
2006 Silverado 3500	46
2005 Silverado 3500	46
2004 Silverado 3500	40
2003 Silverado 3500	43
2002 Silverado 3500	22
2001 Silverado 3500	39
2000 Silverado 3500	9
1999 Silverado 3500	7
1998 Silverado 3500	5
1996 Silverado 3500	1

🔍 Common problems of Chevrolet Silverado 3500

The following chart shows the 27 most common problems for Chevrolet Silverado 3500 cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic (160 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (114 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Chevrolet Silverado 3500

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Service Brakes	160
Electrical System	114
Engine And Engine Cooling	111
Power Train	88
Equipment	67
Other Fuel System	65
Air Bag	60
Steering	45
Structure	32
Diesel Fuel System	25

Tire	18
Visibility	15
Latches/locks/linkage	11
Wheel	10
Exterior Lighting	10
Gasoline Fuel System	10
Seat Belt	7
Vehicle Speed Control	7
Forward Collision Avoidance	7
Suspension	7
Parking Brake	3
Lane Departure	3
Electronic Stability Control	3
Seats	1
Unknown Or Other	1
Air Brake	1
Back Over Prevention	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Chevrolet Silverado 3500 of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Silverado 3500 model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Chevrolet Silverado 3500 model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Silverado 3500 Model Years

Silverado 3500 Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	30	33,741	4	0.22
2020	43	25,172	6	0.28
2019	30	21,703	7	0.20
2018	26	11,173	8	0.29
2017	14	13,899	9	0.11
2016	69	15,619	10	0.44
2015	71	23,994	11	0.27
2014	10	5,780	12	0.14
2013	32	12,755	13	0.19
2012	30	10,345	14	0.21
2011	40	10,746	15	0.25
2010	4	4,761	16	0.05
2009	9	9,574	17	0.06
2008	33	10,052	18	0.18
2007	35	15,828	19	0.12
2006	46	14,839	20	0.15
2005	46	42,720	21	0.05
2004	40	36,161	22	0.05
2003	43	29,270	23	0.06
2002	22	28,617	24	0.03
2001	39	35,758	25	0.04
2000	9	71,376	26	0.00

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 3500 is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2026 Silverado 3500	3
2025 Silverado 3500	10
2024 Silverado 3500	28
2023 Silverado 3500	1
2022 Silverado 3500	2
2021 Silverado 3500	7
2020 Silverado 3500	3
2019 Silverado 3500	1
2018 Silverado 3500	3
2017 Silverado 3500	2
2016 Silverado 3500	16
2015 Silverado 3500	14
2013 Silverado 3500	4
2012 Silverado 3500	1
2011 Silverado 3500	3
2008 Silverado 3500	5
2007 Silverado 3500	3
2006 Silverado 3500	5
2005 Silverado 3500	1
2004 Silverado 3500	2
2003 Silverado 3500	1

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