Both the Silverado HD and the Sierra HD have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, rearview cameras, available four-wheel drive, crash mitigating brakes, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors and rear cross-path warning.
Compare the2023 Chevrolet Silverado HDVS 2023 GMC Sierra HD
Safety
Warranty
There are over 73 percent more Chevrolet dealers than there are GMC dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Silverado HD’s warranty.
Reliability
J.D. Power and Associates rated the Silverado HD first among large heavy duty pickups in their 2022 Initial Quality Study. The Sierra HD was rated third.
J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Chevrolet vehicles are better in initial quality than GMC vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Chevrolet third in initial quality, above the industry average. With 15 more problems per 100 vehicles, GMC is ranked 7th.
J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Chevrolet vehicles are more reliable than GMC vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Chevrolet above average in long-term dependability. With 21 more problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, GMC is rated lower.
Brakes and Stopping
The Silverado HD stops much shorter than the Sierra HD:
|
Silverado HD |
Sierra HD |
|
60 to 0 MPH |
129.7 feet |
146.4 feet |
Four Wheeler |
Economic Advantages
IntelliChoice estimates that five-year ownership costs (depreciation, financing, insurance, fuel, fees, repairs and maintenance) for the Chevrolet Silverado HD will be $393 to $1550 less than for the GMC Sierra HD.
Recommendations
A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Silverado as the 2014 North American Truck of the Year. The Sierra HD has never been chosen.
The Chevrolet Silverado outsold the GMC Sierra by over two to one during the 2021 model year.