Ford F-150 vs Chevrolet Silverado 1500: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Ford F-150 has 144 recalls and 29,973 owner complaints; the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 55 recalls and 16,661 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Ford F-150Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Recalls14455
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls22
Owner complaints29,97316,661
Crashes reported1,110667
Fires reported1,088221
Injuries reported1,049458
Most reported problemPower TrainService Brakes

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Ford F-150Chevrolet Silverado 1500
2005 Ford F-150: 1,112 complaints2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 525 complaints20052006 Ford F-150: 585 complaints2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 359 complaints2007 Ford F-150: 488 complaints2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 849 complaints20072008 Ford F-150: 369 complaints2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 914 complaints2009 Ford F-150: 324 complaints2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 445 complaints20092010 Ford F-150: 843 complaints2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 363 complaints2011 Ford F-150: 2,195 complaints2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 565 complaints20112012 Ford F-150: 1,784 complaints2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 216 complaints2013 Ford F-150: 2,994 complaints2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 302 complaints20132014 Ford F-150: 1,541 complaints2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 1,438 complaints2015 Ford F-150: 1,753 complaints2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 1,111 complaints20152016 Ford F-150: 2,098 complaints2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 797 complaints2017 Ford F-150: 1,469 complaints2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 715 complaints20172018 Ford F-150: 2,335 complaints2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 524 complaints2019 Ford F-150: 1,350 complaints2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 1,105 complaints20192020 Ford F-150: 746 complaints2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 755 complaints2021 Ford F-150: 1,052 complaints2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 859 complaints20212022 Ford F-150: 608 complaints2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 663 complaints2023 Ford F-150: 420 complaints2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 397 complaints20232024 Ford F-150: 197 complaints2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 323 complaints2025 Ford F-150: 111 complaints2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 111 complaints20252026 Ford F-150: 14 complaints2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 132 complaints2027

Every model year

YearF-150 recallsF-150 complaintsSilverado 1500 recallsSilverado 1500 complaints
202730——
20268143132
2025141110111
2024111972323
2023134203397
2022236086663
2021291,0528859
20201174612755
201991,350101,105
2018182,3357524
2017171,4697715
2016132,09812797
2015131,753111,111
201481,54161,438
201332,9942302
201241,7842216
201162,1954565
201018433363
200923243445
200813693914
200724882849
200645850359
200531,1120525

Ford F-150: top problems

Power Train8,661
Engine5,912
Electrical System3,167
Service Brakes2,838
Visibility2,771
Unknown or other2,327

Chevrolet Silverado 1500: top problems

Service Brakes3,910
Engine3,074
Electrical System2,639
Power Train2,427
Air Bags2,367
Unknown or other1,577
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Ford F-150 or the Chevrolet Silverado 1500?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 29,973 complaints about the Ford F-150 and 16,661 about the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with NHTSA, so the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Ford F-150 or the Chevrolet Silverado 1500?

NHTSA lists 144 recall campaigns for the Ford F-150 and 55 for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 since model year 2000.