Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the electrical and acceleration and cruise control. The 9 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
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2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/1
Engine off, key in hand0/4
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/1
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/3
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2025's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2025 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| Electric | 4WD | 492 mi range |
NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
Screens freeze while driving. The infotainment display goes blank, then the instrument panel locks, so speed stops updating and turn signals quit working. The truck may refuse to power off, and the fault keeps coming back. Other reports describe repeated "Service High Voltage System" warnings tied to the battery heating and cooling system, an A/C compressor failure, and charging that stops near 65%. Failed telematics modules, which run OnStar and GPS navigation, also appear. Losing speed and signal displays on the road is the main safety risk.
Few reports here concern speed control itself. One describes One-Pedal Driving in Reverse: regenerative braking is weak or missing, so the truck keeps rolling after the driver lifts off the accelerator. Stopping takes the friction brake pedal, which runs against habits formed driving forward and raises collision risk in tight spaces. The other report is another OnStar module failure, with the replacement part on backorder and no repair date.
Excerpts from complaints Silverado EV owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
While driving, the infotainment display went blank except for hvac display and became unresponsive. Within two minutes the instrument panel froze. Speed no longer updated. Turn signals no longer worked. Vehicle could not be powered off. Drive, reverse and park shifting worked. Camera displayed when shifted in reverse. System reset after plugging into charging station for a few minutes. Occurred multiple times over the last two weeks.
Filed with NHTSA, April 2025
Onstar no longer working and the Onstar Module that needs to replaced is on backorder with no time frame of getting the part. Happening to many GM vehicles with Onstar.
Filed with NHTSA, November 2025
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2025 has the fewest owner complaints of the 2 Silverado EV years we cover, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2025 is the second model year of the Silverado EV's first generation (2024 on).
Recall repairs are free at any Chevrolet dealer, but the seller may never have had them done. Check each campaign number against the VIN.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV work trucks. The pedestrian alert sound system may not produce sound at a sufficient volume. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles.".
Risk: A vehicle that fails to make sufficient sound may result in pedestrians being unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will update the software in the body control module (BCM), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 22, 2025. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N242483530.
Cars shoppers compare with the Chevrolet Silverado EV, with their own 2025 checklists.
2025 owner complaints, side by side
