Model year 2016 · K2XX (2014–2018)

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 specs

The 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 tows 5,400–12,000 lb, carries 1,650–2,260 lb of payload, has 8.2–8.9 in of ground clearance, weighs 4,517–5,602 lb at the curb and measures 205.6–239.6 in long, by configuration, per Chevrolet’s own documents.

We hold 40 configurations of the 2016 Silverado 1500, and Chevrolet gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 40
Documents: 8

2016 High Country Crew Cab Standard Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 8-speed, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2016 Silverado 1500 configuration

40 retail configurations sold in 2016, each with the figures Chevrolet publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Chevrolet gives figures for weights, dimensions and clearance and angles.

201640 configurations

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 K2XX: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
Regular Cab Standard Bed 2WD 4.3L V6	8.2 in	14.5°	24.4°	25.0°	1,960 lb	4,517 lb	—
Regular Cab Standard Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 6-speed	8.2 in	14.5°	24.4°	25.0°	1,900 lb	4,677 lb	—
Regular Cab Standard Bed 4x4 4.3L V6	8.6 in	15.2°	24.1°	24.9°	1,860 lb	4,816 lb	—
Regular Cab Standard Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 6-speed	8.6 in	15.2°	24.1°	24.9°	1,840 lb	4,936 lb	—
Regular Cab Long Bed 2WD 4.3L V6	8.3 in	14.7°	21.1°	23.7°	1,950 lb	4,723 lb	—
Regular Cab Long Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 6-speed	8.3 in	14.7°	21.1°	23.7°	1,950 lb	4,820 lb	—
Regular Cab Long Bed 4x4 4.3L V6	8.8 in	15.5°	21.3°	23.4°	1,900 lb	4,975 lb	—
Regular Cab Long Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 6-speed	8.8 in	15.5°	21.3°	23.4°	1,890 lb	5,085 lb	—
Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD 4.3L V6	8.5 in	17.1°	18.9°	23.1°	1,860 lb	5,010 lb	—
Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 6-speed	8.5 in	17.1°	18.9°	23.1°	1,860 lb2,260 lb¹	5,108 lb	—
Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 8-speed	8.5 in	17.1°	18.9°	23.1°	1,860 lb2,260 lb¹	5,108 lb	—
Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD 6.2L V8	8.5 in	17.1°	18.9°	23.1°	1,820 lb2,140 lb¹	5,154 lb	—
Double Cab Standard Bed 4x4 4.3L V6	8.9 in	17.9°	19.1°	23.1°	1,810 lb	5,263 lb	—
Double Cab Standard Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 6-speed	8.9 in	17.9°	19.1°	23.1°	1,820 lb2,220 lb¹	5,357 lb	—
Double Cab Standard Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 8-speed	8.9 in	17.9°	19.1°	23.1°	1,820 lb2,220 lb¹	5,357 lb	—
Double Cab Standard Bed 4x4 6.2L V8	8.9 in	17.9°	19.1°	23.1°	1,760 lb2,080 lb¹	5,412 lb	—
Crew Cab Short Bed 2WD 4.3L V6	8.8 in	17.8°	19.2°	23.9°	1,840 lb	5,037 lb	—
Crew Cab Short Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 6-speed	8.8 in	17.8°	19.2°	23.9°	1,790 lb2,160 lb¹	5,182 lb	—
Crew Cab Short Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 8-speed	8.8 in	17.8°	19.2°	23.9°	1,790 lb2,160 lb¹	5,182 lb	—
Crew Cab Short Bed 2WD 6.2L V8	8.8 in	17.8°	19.2°	23.9°	1,750 lb2,070 lb¹	5,222 lb	—
Crew Cab Short Bed 4x4 4.3L V6	8.9 in	18.0°	19.0°	23.2°	1,770 lb	5,302 lb	—
Crew Cab Short Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 6-speed	8.9 in	18.0°	19.0°	23.2°	1,730 lb2,130 lb¹	5,440 lb	—
Crew Cab Short Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 8-speed	8.9 in	18.0°	19.0°	23.2°	1,730 lb2,130 lb¹	5,440 lb	—
Crew Cab Short Bed 4x4 6.2L V8	8.9 in	18.0°	19.0°	23.2°	1,690 lb2,010 lb¹	5,481 lb	—
Crew Cab Standard Bed 2WD 4.3L V6	8.6 in	17.3°	17.5°	23.3°	1,710 lb	5,166 lb	—
Crew Cab Standard Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 6-speed	8.6 in	17.3°	17.5°	23.3°	1,710 lb2,080 lb¹	5,265 lb	—
Crew Cab Standard Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 8-speed	8.6 in	17.3°	17.5°	23.3°	1,710 lb2,080 lb¹	5,265 lb	—
Crew Cab Standard Bed 2WD 6.2L V8	8.6 in	17.3°	17.5°	23.3°	1,670 lb1,990 lb¹	5,300 lb	—
Crew Cab Standard Bed 4x4 4.3L V6	8.9 in	18.1°	17.7°	23.0°	1,740 lb	5,333 lb	—
Crew Cab Standard Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 6-speed	8.9 in	18.1°	17.7°	23.0°	1,690 lb2,030 lb¹	5,484 lb	—
Crew Cab Standard Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 8-speed	8.9 in	18.1°	17.7°	23.0°	1,690 lb2,030 lb¹	5,484 lb	—
Crew Cab Standard Bed 4x4 6.2L V8	8.9 in	18.1°	17.7°	23.0°	1,650 lb1,970 lb¹	5,524 lb	—
High Country Crew Cab Short Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 8-speed	8.8 in	17.8°	19.2°	23.9°	1,790 lb2,160 lb¹	5,182 lb	P275/55R20
High Country Crew Cab Short Bed 2WD 6.2L V8	8.8 in	17.8°	19.2°	23.9°	1,750 lb2,070 lb¹	5,222 lb	P275/55R20
High Country Crew Cab Short Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 8-speed	8.9 in	18.0°	19.0°	23.2°	1,730 lb2,130 lb¹	5,440 lb	P275/55R20
High Country Crew Cab Short Bed 4x4 6.2L V8	8.9 in	18.0°	19.0°	23.2°	1,690 lb2,010 lb¹	5,481 lb	P275/55R20
High Country Crew Cab Standard Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 8-speed	8.6 in	17.3°	17.5°	23.3°	1,710 lb2,080 lb¹	5,265 lb	P275/55R20
High Country Crew Cab Standard Bed 2WD 6.2L V8	8.6 in	17.3°	17.5°	23.3°	1,670 lb1,990 lb¹	5,300 lb	P275/55R20
High Country Crew Cab Standard Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 8-speed	8.9 in	18.1°	17.7°	23.0°	1,690 lb2,030 lb¹	5,484 lb	P275/55R20
High Country Crew Cab Standard Bed 4x4 6.2L V8	8.9 in	18.1°	17.7°	23.0°	1,650 lb1,970 lb¹	5,524 lb	P275/55R20

MakerSources: 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Regular Cab specifications (pressroom spec table) · 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab specifications (pressroom spec table) · 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab specifications (pressroom spec table) · 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Product Guide (16-PG-Chevrolet-Silverado-1500-062816)

¹ With the Max Trailering Package (NHT): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2016

The 2016 Silverado 1500 against the 2015, the previous model year we hold. Only what Chevrolet’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Added: 14 configurations (Double Cab Standard Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 8-speed, Double Cab Standard Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 8-speed, Crew Cab Short Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 8-speed, Crew Cab Short Bed 4x4 5.3L V8 8-speed, Crew Cab Standard Bed 2WD 5.3L V8 8-speed and 9 more).
Dropped: 56 configurations (WT Regular Cab Standard Bed 2WD 4.3L V6, LS Regular Cab Standard Bed 2WD 4.3L V6, LT Regular Cab Standard Bed 2WD 4.3L V6, LT Z71 Regular Cab Standard Bed 2WD 4.3L V6, WT Regular Cab Standard Bed 4x4 4.3L V6 and 51 more).
Towing: 5,400–12,000 lb (2015: 5,500–12,000 lb).
Payload: 1,650–2,260 lb (2015: 1,660–2,270 lb).
Curb weight: 4,517–5,602 lb (2015: 4,521–5,599 lb).
Same range as the 2015: ground clearance and length.
Payload differs on 24 of 26 configurations sold in both years: −90 to +40 lb.
Curb weight differs on 26 of 26 configurations sold in both years: −36 to +88 lb.
Length differs on 4 of 26 configurations sold in both years: −0.4 in.
Ground clearance differs on 6 of 26 configurations sold in both years: +0.1 in.

03 / Tires

2016 Silverado 1500 stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Chevrolet fits at the factory in 2016, the standard ones first.

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P275/55R20Standard: High Country	20 in	31.9 in

Silverado 1500 tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2016 documents

8 documents behind the 2016 Silverado 1500’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

These are Chevrolet’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.