2022 Chevrolet Silverado

Standard Pickup truck · gas

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

Fuel economy
20mpg1
19 city · 22 highway
CO₂ 441 g/mi · 274 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$2,9803
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
310hp4
rated
NHTSA
Crash rating
—5
5 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Kerb weight
—8
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Chevrolet
How much to run it20 mpg · $2,980 / yr
Combined
20 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Silverado 2WD
City · highway
19 · 22EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
441 g/mi2EPA274 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 274 g/km
Fuel, per year
$2,9803EPA · EIAestimate · $14,901 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs310 hp
Power
310 hp4NHTSArated
the rated figure — NHTSA's CAFE market 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 safe5 recalls
Crash rating
—5NHTSA
Recall campaigns
56NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming SILVERADO 1500 (2022) · as of 2026-09-10
5 campaigns, what and when
  • 2022-06-30Exterior lighting · brake lights — An inoperative high-mounted brake light can reduce visibility to other drivers and increase the risk of a crash. 22V463000
  • 2022-11-23Air bags · air bag/restraint control module — An SDM in manufacturing mode will not deploy the vehicle's air bags in a crash, increasing the risk of occupant injury. 22V873000
  • 2022-12-08Exterior lighting · lighting control module · software — DRLs that do not deactivate as intended may result in a glare, reducing visibility, and increasing the risk of a crash. 22V903000
  • 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
16.227NHTSA538 complaints, 15 severe · 331,713 built
computed here: 538 complaints ÷ 331,713 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Engine224Power train156Electrical system107Unspecified49Service brakes39

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How bigStandard Pickup truck
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
—9EPA
Class
Standard Pickup truckEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Body
Pickup
as the register states it
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Price
—13NHTSA
Warranty
3 years10Chevrolet36,000 mi
Chevrolet's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
11,21011NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Silverado 2WD (19 city, 22 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 — 441 g/mi, or 274 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: $14,901. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 310 hp is the rated figure, from NHTSA's CAFE market 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 (538, of which 15 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 331,713 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: not published. No matching EPA record.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Chevrolet's published 2022 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 11,210 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 price is published for this car. NHTSA's CAFE market data prices this market's cars by compliance configuration, and it lists none matching this one.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →