Chevrolet Silverado 1500 — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | 2.7L I4T / 5.3L V8 / 6.2L V8 / 3.0L I6 diesel |
|---|---|
| Power | 420 |
| Range | N/A |
| Battery | N/A |
| 0–100 km/h | 5.7 |
| Fast charge | N/A |
| New price US | ~38000 |
| New price EU | N/A |
| New price CN | N/A |
| Used price signal | ~$38,800 avg (2021-2025, CarGurus Sep 2026) |
| Value call | 2025 2.7L TurboMax or LZ0 diesel; avoid 6.2L without recall paperwork |
| Sweet-spot year | 2025 |
| Years to avoid | 2021; 2021-2024 6.2L |
| Reliability flag | red (6.2L L87) |
| Biggest risk | L87 6.2L bearing failure under open NHTSA engineering analysis |
| Community verdict | Great truck wearing one terrible engine option — buy around the 6.2L |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | T1 carryover (pre-refresh) · Same 4-engine menu · COVID-era lifter batches; early DFM complaints · 6.2L L87 population begins (later 25V-274); 10-spd fluid leak (later Nov 2024 recall) · ~$31,800 avg |
| 2022 | Mid-cycle refresh — new interior, 13.4" screen, ZR2 trim · TurboMax naming; LZ0 diesel arrives late · Best-reviewed refresh year; lifter reports continue · L87 population; half-shaft N/A (trucks) · ~$35,300 avg |
| 2023 | Carryover · LZ0 full availability (305/495) · Expert-rated high year (CarGurus) · L87 population; 10-spd fluid leak recall (Nov 2024) · ~$39,200 avg |
| 2024 | Carryover · Same · Quiet year; transmission shudder threads persist · L87 population (last year); Nov 2024 10-spd recall · ~$43,300 avg |
| 2025 | Minor updates · Same menu · Outside L87 recall window; newest calibrations · Feb 2026 wrong-software re-recall touches some 2020-22s only · ~$45,800 avg |
| 2026 | Carryover (2027 redesign/new V8s announced) · Same · Too early for data · None new to date · New: ~$38k-$70k+ by trim (dealer-published) |
Sweet-spot year: 2025
Years to skip: 2021; 2021-2024 6.2L