Chevrolet Silverado

The 2026 Silverado in brief

The 2026 Chevrolet Silverado is a standard pickup truck offered with 4 engines (3.0L 6-cyl turbo, 2.7L 4-cyl turbo, 5.3L 8-cyl and 6.2L 8-cyl) and 4-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive.

It measures about 241 inches long and 81 inches wide on a 157-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,674 lb (1500 Crew Cab M/Box 2WD).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 25 MPG combined (23 city / 28 highway), 37% better than the 2026 standard pickup truck average of 18.3 MPG, for an estimated $1,100 a year in fuel.

The electric version has an EPA-rated range of up to 493 miles and takes about 11.5 hours to charge on a 240-volt Level 2 charger.

It has 7 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 147 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the engine.

The Chevrolet Silverado has 22 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2026, classed as Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD, Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD.

Its most efficient year was 2021 at 27 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 17 to 27 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (2,856), power train (2,539), air bags (2,466).

Buying used? 2023 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2015 has the most recalls (24); all years together count 111 campaigns and 15,014 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Silverado compares

The 2005 Chevrolet Silverado is a standard pickup truck offered with 4 engines (5.3L 8-cyl, 4.8L 8-cyl, 4.3L 6-cyl and 6.0L 8-cyl), including a hybrid version and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 225 inches long and 80 inches wide on a 144-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,987 lb (1500 Crew Cab S/Box).

About the Chevrolet Silverado

The Chevrolet Silverado is a range of trucks manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand. Introduced for the 1999 model year, the Silverado is the successor to the long-running Chevrolet C/K model line. Taking its name from the top trim level from the Chevrolet C/K series, the Silverado is offered as a series of full-size pickup trucks, chassis cab trucks, and medium-duty trucks. The fourth generation of the model line was introduced for the 2019 model year.

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