Compare the2023 Nissan TitanVS 2022 Chevrolet Silverado Limited

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Towing
Ergonomics
Economic Advantages
Recommendations

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Nissan Titan have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The Chevrolet Silverado Limited doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Nissan Titan are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Chevrolet Silverado Limited doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

The Nissan Titan has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Silverado Limited doesn’t offer knee airbags.

Over 200 people are killed each year when backed over by motor vehicles. The Titan has standard Rear Automatic Braking that uses rear sensors to monitor and automatically apply the brakes to prevent a rear collision. The Silverado Limited doesn’t offer backup collision prevention brakes.

The Titan’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the Silverado Limited and is only available on Silverado Limited LTZ/High Country.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Titan has a standard rear cross-path warning system, which uses sensors in the rear bumper to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side, helping the driver avoid collisions. Rear cross-path warning costs extra on the Silverado Limited and isn't available on the not available.

The Titan’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Silverado Limited doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the Titan and the Silverado Limited have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, rearview cameras, available all wheel drive, daytime running lights and around view monitors.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Nissan Titan is safer than the Chevrolet Silverado Limited:

	Titan	Silverado Limited
	Front Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	40	73
Chest Movement	.7 inches	.7 inches
Hip Force	225 lbs.	237 lbs.
	Rear Seat
STARS	5 Stars
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	134	255
Spine Acceleration	34 G’s	47 G’s

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

For its top level performance in all IIHS frontal, side, rear impact and roof-crush tests, and its standard front crash prevention system, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the Titan the rating of “Top Safety Pick” for 2017, a rating granted to only 220 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The Silverado Limited has not been fully tested, yet.

Warranty

The Titan comes with a full 5-year/100,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes free 24-hour roadside assistance. The Silverado Limited’s 3-year basic warranty expires 2 years or 64000 miles sooner.

The Titan’s corrosion warranty is unlimited miles longer than the Silverado Limited’s (unlimited vs. 100,000 miles).

Reliability

For smoother operation, better efficiency and fewer moving parts, the Titan has an overhead cam design, rather than the old pushrod design of some of the engines in the Silverado Limited.

A reliable vehicle saves its owner time, money and trouble. Nobody wants to be stranded or have to be without a vehicle while it’s being repaired. Consumer Reports rates the Titan’s reliability 18 points higher than the Silverado Limited.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2021 Auto Issue reports that Nissan vehicles are more reliable than Chevrolet vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Nissan 4 places higher in reliability than Chevrolet.

Engine

The Titan’s 5.6 DOHC V8 produces 90 more horsepower (400 vs. 310) and 65 lbs.-ft. more torque (413 vs. 348) than the Silverado Limited’s standard 2.7 turbo 4-cylinder. The Titan’s 5.6 DOHC V8 produces 45 more horsepower (400 vs. 355) and 30 lbs.-ft. more torque (413 vs. 383) than the Silverado Limited’s optional 5.3 V8.

As tested in Motor Trend the Nissan Titan is faster than the Chevrolet Silverado Limited:

	Titan	Silverado Limited turbo 4 cyl.	Silverado Limited V8
Zero to 60 MPH	6.3 sec	7.1 sec	6.6 sec
Quarter Mile	14.9 sec	15.3 sec	14.9 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	94.5 MPH	90.8 MPH	94.6 MPH

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the Titan gets better mileage than the Silverado Limited:

			MPG
Titan
	AWD	PRO-4X 5.6 DOHC V8	15 city/20 hwy
		5.6 DOHC V8	15 city/21 hwy
Silverado Limited
	AWD	5.3 OHV V8	15 city/20 hwy
		Trail Boss 2.7 turbo 4-cyl.	16 city/18 hwy
		5.3 OHV V8	15 city/19 hwy
		Trail Boss 6.2 OHV V8	15 city/19 hwy
		6.2 OHV V8	14 city/19 hwy

The Titan has 2 gallons more fuel capacity than the Silverado Limited Double/Crew Cab’s standard fuel tank (26 vs. 24 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the Titan’s front brake rotors are larger than those on the Silverado Limited:

	Titan	Silverado Limited
Front Rotors	13.8 inches	13.5 inches

The Titan stops much shorter than the Silverado Limited:

	Titan	Silverado Limited
60 to 0 MPH	123 feet	134 feet	Motor Trend

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the Titan has larger standard tires than the Silverado Limited (265/70R18 vs. 255/70R17).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Titan has standard 18-inch wheels. Smaller 17-inch wheels are standard on the Silverado Limited.

Suspension and Handling

The Titan has standard front and rear stabilizer bars, which help keep the Titan flat and controlled during cornering. The Silverado Limited’s suspension doesn’t offer a rear stabilizer bar.

The Titan Crew Cab 4x4 handles at .74 G’s, while the Silverado 1500 Limited Short Bed LT Trail Boss Crew Cab pulls only .69 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Titan Platinum Crew Cab 4x4 executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 1.7 seconds quicker than the Silverado 1500 Limited Short Bed LT Trail Boss Crew Cab (28.3 seconds @ .59 average G’s vs. 30 seconds @ .55 average G’s).

For greater off-road capability the Titan Crew Cab has a greater minimum ground clearance than the Silverado 1500 Limited Standard Bed Crew Cab (8.9 vs. 8 inches), allowing the Titan to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

Chassis

The Titan is shorter than the Silverado Limited, making the Titan easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces:

	Titan	Silverado Limited
Extended Cab Standard Bed	228.2 inches	231.7 inches
Crew Cab Short Bed	228.2 inches	231.7 inches

The front grille of the Titan uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The Silverado Limited doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

Passenger Space

The Titan Crew Cab has .3 inches more rear headroom and .1 inches more rear hip room than the Silverado Limited Crew Cab.

Cargo Capacity

The Nissan Titan has a standard tailgate assist feature, which prevents the heavy tailgate from falling with a crash and causing injury. It allows adults and children to easily open and close the tailgate with one hand to better facilitate loading and unloading. Tailgate assist costs extra on the Chevrolet Silverado Limited.

Both the Titan and Silverado Limited have bed indentations that accommodate 2x4’s for two-tiered loading, but the Titan also has indentations to separate the cargo box into three different sections length-wise.

Towing

The Titan’s minimum standard towing capacity is much higher than the Silverado Limited’s (9167 vs. 7400 pounds).

Ergonomics

The Titan’s standard power windows allow the driver or passenger to lower and raise the windows without leaning over or being distracted. Power windows cost extra on the Silverado Limited.

The Titan’s front power windows open or close with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside of the car. The Silverado Limited’s basic optional power windows’ front passenger window doesn’t close automatically.

If the front windows are left open on the Titan the driver can close them at the outside door handle. On a hot day the driver can lower the windows at the outside door handle or from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the Silverado Limited can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

The Titan’s standard power locks allow the driver or passenger to lock or unlock all the doors at a touch without leaning over. Power locks cost extra on the Silverado Limited.

The Titan’s standard speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The Silverado Limited’s manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted. The Titan’s optional wipers adjust their speed and turn on and off automatically according to the amount of rainfall on the windshield.

The Titan has a standard center folding armrest for the driver and front passenger. A center armrest helps combat driver fatigue. The Silverado Limited Work Truck doesn’t offer a front seat center armrest.

Economic Advantages

Insurance will cost less for the Titan owner. The Car Book by Jack Gillis rates the Titan with a number “8” insurance rate while the Silverado Limited is rated higher at a number “10” rate.

According to The Car Book by Jack Gillis, the Titan is less expensive to operate than the Silverado Limited because it costs $164 less to do the manufacturer’s suggested maintenance for 50,000 miles. Typical repairs cost less on the Titan than the Silverado Limited, including $67 less for a water pump, $131 less for a muffler, $91 less for front brake pads, $90 less for fuel injection and $65 less for a fuel pump.

Recommendations

Motor Trend selected the Titan as their 2017 Truck of the Year. The Silverado was Truck of the Year in 2011.