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Chevrolet Silverado vs Ford F-150 Lightning

2025 Chevrolet Silverado vs 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning — two standard pickup trucks compared on efficiency, size, safety and reliability.

Chevrolet Silverado

2025 Chevrolet Silverado

Standard Pickup Trucks 4WDAWD/4WDHybrid/EV
VS2 – 4Ford F-150 Lightning wins 4 of 6 categories
Ford F-150 Lightning

2025 Ford F-150 Lightning

Standard Pickup Trucks 4WDAWD/4WDHybrid/EV

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The short version

That works out to about $50 a year less in fuel for the Ford F-150 Lightning (EPA estimate, 15,000 miles).

The Chevrolet Silverado is the bigger car, about 2 inches longer.

Across all model years since 2005, the Ford F-150 Lightning has had fewer recall campaigns (15 vs 111).

The two cars

The 2025 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 233 inches long and 82 inches wide on a 146-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 8,532 lb (EV 4wt 4dr Pickup).

The 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning is a standard pickup truck powered by electricity and 4-wheel drive and all-wheel drive. It measures about 230 inches long and 80 inches wide on a 145-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 6,021 lb (EV 4dr Pickup).

Buying used? The 2023 Silverado and the 2024 F-150 Lightning have the fewest problems in our data; avoid the 2015 Silverado and the 2023 F-150 Lightning.

Basics

Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD
Class
Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD
EV, Diesel, Regular Gasoline, FFV, Premium Gasoline
Fuel
EV
3.0L 6-cyl turbo, 2.7L 4-cyl turbo, 5.3L 8-cyl, 6.2L 8-cyl
Engines
EV
4-Wheel Drive, Rear-Wheel Drive
Drivetrain
4-Wheel Drive, All-Wheel Drive

Efficiency

26 MPG
Best combined MPG
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23 city
City / highway MPG (best)
–
492 mi
EV range
320 mi
$1,100
Fuel cost per year (EPA)
$1,050

Performance & space

5
Seats (most)
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231.9 in
Length
229.9 in
81.1 in
Width
79.9 in
75.6 in
Height
75.6 in
4,601 lb
Curb weight (lightest)
6,021 lb

Safety & reliability

11
Driver-assist features standard
10
4
Recalls (2025)
3
111
Recalls, all years since 2005
15
164
Owner complaints (latest year)
9

Interest

30,135
Wikipedia views, 30 days
8,207

Buying used

2023
Best used year
2024
2015
Year to avoid
2023

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Which one should you choose?

Choose the Chevrolet Silverado if…

  • You want an EV with more range (492 miles)

Choose the Ford F-150 Lightning if…

  • You put reliability history first (15 vs 111 recalls since 2005)

Pros & cons of each

2025 Chevrolet Silverado

  • Excellent fuel economyUp to 26 MPG combined — 43% better than the average 2025 standard pickup truck (18.2 MPG).
  • Long EV rangeUp to 492 miles on a charge (EPA).
  • Electric version availableOffered as a electric as well as gas.
  • AWD / 4WD available
  • Lots of standard safety tech5 of 5 key driver aids standard on the versions we checked.

2025 Ford F-150 Lightning

  • Long EV rangeUp to 320 miles on a charge (EPA).
  • AWD / 4WD available
  • Lots of standard safety tech4 of 5 key driver aids standard on the versions we checked.

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