2021 Chevrolet Silverado

Standard pickup truck · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
11.2L/100 km1
21 mpg (US gallons)
CO₂ 263 g/km · 423 g/mi2
NRCan
Fuel cost
C$2,9203
per year · estimate
NRCan · StatCan
Power
310hp4
rated
EPA
Crash rating
—5
7 recall campaigns · US data6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
—8
Warranty
3yr9
60,000 km
Chevrolet
How much to run it11.2 L/100 km · C$2,920 / yr
Combined
11.2 L/100 km1NRCan
NRCan rating, combined · configuration Silverado Custom/WT
In US gallons
21 mpgNRCan
the same NRCan rating, converted
Tailpipe CO₂
263 g/km2NRCan423 g/mi
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 423 g/mi
Fuel, per year
C$2,9203NRCan · StatCanestimate · C$14,599 over five years
estimate — 15,000 km at 11.2 L/100 km, C$1.738 per litre (Statistics Canada, August 2026)
How it performs310 hp
Power
310 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
2.7 L, 4 cylindersNRCan
as listed in the NRCan fuel-consumption file
How safe7 recalls
Crash rating
—5NHTSA
Recall campaigns
76NHTSA
NHTSA recall register (US) · as of 2026-09-10
7 campaigns, what and when
  • 2020-11-05Tires — Overcured tires may experience a carcass break in the sidewall resulting in a sudden air loss or could develop a belt edge separation which could lead to partial or full tread/belt loss. Either condition increases the risk of a crash. 20V684000
  • 2020-12-17Seat belts · critical fasteners — If a seat-belt bracket is not secured, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant in the front-row center seat position, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. 20V792000
  • 2020-12-23Seat belts · critical fasteners — If a seat belt assembly is not properly attached to the vehicle, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury. 20V811000
  • 2021-07-01Air bags · frontal — The missing tabs may prevent the air bag from deploying properly, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. 21V495000
  • 2021-12-16Tires · temporary/emergency spare tire — An ABS system that does not function properly can increase the risk of a crash. 21V985000
  • 2025-04-24Engine and engine cooling · engine · hard parts internal/mechanical — Engine failure increases the risk of a crash. 25V274000
  • 2026-02-12Power train · automatic transmission · fluid/lubricant · valves/valve body — Rear wheel lock up increases the risk of a crash. 26V083000
Complaints per 10,000 built
18.577NHTSA727 complaints, 26 severe · 391,587 built
computed here: 727 US complaints ÷ 391,587 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Engine341Power train198Electrical system95Unspecified58Engine and engine cooling45

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How bigStandard pickup truck
Kerb weight
—8
Class
Standard pickup truckNRCan
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
Pickup
as the register states it
Ownership3 yr / 60,000 km
Warranty
3 years9Chevrolet60,000 km
Chevrolet's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
12,72910NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: Natural Resources Canada's combined rating for the Silverado Custom/WT, 11.2 L/100 km (21 mpg, US gallons). The NRCan file is dated 2026-09-15, the Last-Modified sent by the server with nrcan_2015-2024.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: NRCan's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 263 g/km, or 423 g/mi.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 15,000 km a year at 11.2 L/100 km, priced at C$1.738 per litre, Statistics Canada's Canada-wide average for regular unleaded at self-service stations, August 2026 (Table 18-10-0001-01). Five years: C$14,599. The record carries US$10,657 at 0.73 (rate of 2026-09-13). No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 310 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA rated vehicles under this nameplate, but the ratings differ between the configurations it tested and none of them is this car's, so no rating is stated.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (SILVERADO 1500), as of 2026-09-10 — a US register. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Silverado nameplate (727, of which 26 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 391,587 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). US data. No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. Warranty: 3 years or 60,000 km, from Chevrolet's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  10. Registrations: 12,729 Silverados of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  11. This car is measured on the petrol scale: litres per 100 km, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  12. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2021 car sold in Canada, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: NRCan · NHTSA · EPA — about these sources →