Chevrolet Silverado 1500
2012 only
2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have 267 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 2 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Airbags, seatbelts and restraints, typically surfacing around 56,500 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2012 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2012 only
Median onset: 56,500 miles. 7.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 50,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 82,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 94,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Onset mileage not consistently reported.
Median onset: 84,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 95,352 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have oil consumption problems? →Median onset: 118,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2012 model year. See the full Chevrolet Silverado 1500 report for every year and full specs/safety data.