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2019 Chevrolet Silverado Ld 1500
Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.
822 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 21, 2026 · source: NHTSA
Why buy?
Transmission & drivetrain problems dominate (31% of complaints, typically reported near 42k miles).
Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.
Score breakdown, by factor
Full methodology →#280 of 460Among the 2019 models with a matured record, the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado Ld 1500 ranks #280, scoring higher than 36% of them. See the 2019 ranking →
Complaints filed per year
Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.
How it crashes
NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.
4/5 overall
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Rating · 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LD PU/EC RWD
Rollover risk in a single-vehicle crash: 18%
No open NHTSA defect investigations on file.
Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.
The road ahead
What breaks on a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado Ld 1500, plotted where owners report it happening.
Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.
Transmission & drivetrain
31%255 complaints · typically near 42k mi · 89 in the last 2 years
“Transmission is shifting and shaking and vibration funny whines when driving and hard shifts makes clunking noises when shifting or down shifting. Engine ticks very lo…”
Engine
27%219 complaints · typically near 60k mi · 115 in the last 2 years
“Transmission is shifting and shaking and vibration funny whines when driving and hard shifts makes clunking noises when shifting or down shifting. Engine ticks very lo…”
Brakes
21%175 complaints · typically near 7k mi · 22 in the last 2 years
“abrupt shifts when approaching a red light or stop and sometimes rough shifting.”
Electrical system
19%159 complaints · typically near 36k mi · 23 in the last 2 years
“Truck goes into limp mode several times… fuses pop when it does..it does it when I drive or hit any slight bump”
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Recalls (0)
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Questions to ask the seller
Questions worth asking the seller of this Chevrolet before you buy, drawn from its public record:
- Owners of this model report transmission & drivetrain problems more than anything else (owners tend to report it near 42k miles). Has this car shown any transmission & drivetrain symptoms, and are there repair records for it?
- Owners of this model report engine problems more than anything else (owners tend to report it near 60k miles). Has this car shown any engine symptoms, and are there repair records for it?
- Has this car been in any accident or had any structural, airbag, or flood-related repair? Do you have a clean title and a recent history report (Carfax / AutoCheck)?
- How many owners has it had, do you have the maintenance records, and why are you selling it?
- Are you open to me having an independent mechanic inspect it before we settle on a price?
Before you hand over money
Check the VIN for open recalls
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A $150 to $250 independent inspection of this exact 2019 Chevrolet SILVERADO LD 1500 beats every score on the internet, including ours.
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What owners say
Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.