2021 Chevrolet Silverado

Standard Pickup truck · gas

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

Fuel economy
21mpg1
20 city · 23 highway
CO₂ 421 g/mi · 262 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$2,8383
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
310hp4
rated
EPA
Crash rating
—5
7 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Test weight
5,000lb9
2,268 kg · EPA test class
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Chevrolet
How much to run it21 mpg · $2,838 / yr
Combined
21 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Silverado 2WD
City · highway
20 · 23EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
421 g/mi2EPA262 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 262 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,8383EPA · EIAestimate · $14,191 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs310 hp
Power
310 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
2.7 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic 8-spdEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Rear-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe7 recalls
Crash rating
—5NHTSA
Recall campaigns
76NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming SILVERADO 1500 (2021) · 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 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 big5,000 lb
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
5,000 lb9EPA2,268 kg
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Standard Pickup truckEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
Pickup
as the register states it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Warranty
3 years10Chevrolet36,000 mi
Chevrolet's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
12,72911NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Silverado 2WD (20 city, 23 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 421 g/mi, or 262 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $14,191. 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. 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). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Chevrolet's published 2021 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 12,729 Silverados of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no free, resellable source publishes a price for any 2021 car sold in the United States, so none is shown for any car in this market.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →