Consumer Reports projects that the Silverado and Colorado are going to be troublesome.
Consumer Reports (CR) has just released its latest ranking of the vehicles its data point to as troublesome. CR’s surveys take a deep dive into the numerous things that can go wrong with a vehicle. The group studies 17 trouble areas, from nuisances—such as squeaky brakes and broken interior trim—to major bummers, such as out-of-warranty transmission repairs and trouble with four-wheel-drive systems. The CR team then weighs the severity of each type of problem to create a predicted reliability score for each vehicle. To be considered for this CR list, the group must have at least two model years of data in calculating the predicted reliability score.
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The vehicle at the very top of the list is the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra, which CR considers one and the same. Based on Consumer Reports owner surveys, the most troublesome areas for this pickup model are brakes, in-car electronics, transmission major/minor, engine major/minor, drive system.
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The Silverado and Sierra both earn the lowest rating for predicted reliability at Consumer Reports, a 1/5. The 2020 and 2019 models, along with the 2015 and 2017 model years all earned the lowest possible score based on actual results. IN-car electronics topped the list of trouble areas for the 2020 Silverado.
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In sixth place is the Colorado/Canton. This truck earns a 2/5 rating for predicted reliability. The 2017, 2018, and 2019 Colorados all earned the lowest possible reliability score at Consumer Reports. However, the 2020 model year earned the highest. Transmission major/minor, in-car electronics, and drive system troubles were the most commonly-reported trouble areas with this pickup.
You can view the full report at Consumer Reports with a subscription.