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Highest NHTSA Overall Ratings: Trucks (2014–2018)

Ranked by NHTSA crash-test ratings across 43 model-years of federal data.

Safety and fuel-economy results are ranked from NHTSA and EPA federal data. Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.

NHTSA says overall scores should only be compared within the same vehicle class and at roughly similar curb weights. Treat this as a shortlist, not a complete safety verdict; 2010 scores are excluded because NHTSA changed the rating system for 2011.

Common questions

What is the highest NHTSA-rated 2014–2018 truck?

By our reading of the federal data, the 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 tops this list. Open its verdict page for the full complaint, recall and crash record before you buy.

How is this ranking put together?

We rank the 24 matching model years by NHTSA overall crash-test rating, using public NHTSA and EPA data. Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.

This list is generated from NHTSA complaint, recall and crash-test data and EPA fuel-economy data; it is not sales-adjusted and updates on scheduled source refreshes.

Highest NHTSA Overall Ratings: Trucks (2014–2018)

2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2018 GMC Sierra 1500

2017 GMC Sierra 1500

2016 GMC Sierra 1500

2015 GMC Sierra 1500

2014 GMC Sierra 1500

2018 Honda Ridgeline

2017 Honda Ridgeline

2018 Chevrolet Colorado

2017 Chevrolet Colorado

2016 Chevrolet Colorado

2015 Chevrolet Colorado

2018 GMC Canyon

2017 GMC Canyon

2016 GMC Canyon

2015 GMC Canyon

2017 Nissan Frontier

2018 Nissan Titan

2017 Nissan Titan

2018 Ram 1500

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Common questions

What is the highest NHTSA-rated 2014–2018 truck?

How is this ranking put together?