Silverado EV Safety Explained: What To Expect From NHTSA’s 2025 Crash Tests

The 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV is finally in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pipeline. That means real-world crash data is coming, not just marketing promises. For truck fans and EV shoppers, that is a big moment. You want to know how a full-size electric pickup handles a 35 mph frontal impact, a side barrier hit, a side pole strike, and rollover resistance. NHTSA’s Five-Star Safety Ratings will answer those questions the moment the results go live.

Right now, the Silverado EV is listed for model-year 2025 testing, and that is a strong signal that full ratings will follow once the agency wraps each protocol. Until then, what we can talk about is how this truck is built to face those tests. The battery pack is integrated into a rigid Ultium platform, the body structure is engineered to manage crash energy, and the truck comes with advanced driver assistance like automatic emergency braking and lane support to help avoid a crash in the first place. Those systems do not replace physics, but they can help you avoid the kind of mistakes that end up in a lab or worse.

For families, contractors, and adventure seekers, the big question is simple: will this EV truck deliver strong protection across frontal, side, and rollover categories? As soon as NHTSA posts the star ratings, you will be able to see clear scores for each area and an overall rating. That is the beauty of the Five-Star system—easy to read, easy to compare, and grounded in standardized tests.

If you are shopping now, here is my take. Use pending NHTSA ratings as a checkpoint, compare with any Insurance Institute for Highway Safety data, and weigh active safety tech as part of the whole truck, not an afterthought. The Silverado EV’s structure, its mass, and its electronics will all show up in the data soon. When those stars land, we will break them down for you in plain language.