Best and worst Chevrolet 5500HD years to buy
Every model year, judged against the others.
Gathering every model year from NHTSA. The first look at a model can take a little while.
Every model year, judged against the others.
Gathering every model year from NHTSA. The first look at a model can take a little while.
NHTSA did not answer for model years 1995 to 2016, 2018 and 2024 to 2027, so any with records are missing here. For 2021, NHTSA answered only in part, so some counts say “No answer”. The verdicts may change once NHTSA answers. Try again in a minute.
Tap a year to open it. Bars are owner complaints filed with NHTSA: unverified, and not adjusted for how many were sold.
SourceNHTSA’s complaint and recall datasets. Each year’s page links its own NHTSA record. NHTSA, checked Oct 30, 2026.
Worthy years with the fewest owner complaints against a typical year at the same age. A year with few sales can look the same.
No year of the 5500HD old enough to judge has enough owner complaints to tell a real difference from chance, so there is no best or worst to pick. Each year’s own page still shows its complaints and recalls.
Judged years with enough more complaints than a typical year to reach Maybe or Pass.
No year of the 5500HD old enough to judge has enough owner complaints to tell a real difference from chance, so there is no best or worst to pick. Each year’s own page still shows its complaints and recalls.
Education, not financial or mechanical advice. Have any used car checked by a mechanic you trust before you buy.
Each year’s owner complaints, held up against a typical year of the 5500HD at the same age. Popular cars collect more complaints just by selling more, so a year is never compared with another model.
“Do not drive” and “park outside” are NHTSA’s own warnings on a recall, until it is fixed.
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| Year | Verdict | Owner complaints | Recalls | Top problem area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Not judged | 0 | 11 park outside | None on file |
| 2022 | Not judged | 0 | 31 park outside | None on file |
| 2021 | Not judged | No answer | 21 park outside | No answer |
| 2020 | Not judged | 0 | 51 park outside | None on file |
| 2019 | Not judged | 6 | 41 park outside | Brakes |
| 2017 | Not judged | 0 | 1 | None on file |
SourceNHTSA’s complaint and recall datasets. Each year’s page links its own NHTSA record. NHTSA, checked Oct 30, 2026.