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Chevrolet Silverado 5.3L V8

The L84 is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 5.3L V8 configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 1,785,007 VINs across 697 factory builds, and 66,625 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $24,500.

Cylinders
8
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline · Flex-fuel
Fitted
1999–2026
Gearboxes
Automatic

◷ Updated October 5, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$24,500
Configuration price reference
66,625
On sale today with the 5.3L 8-cyl
1999–2026
Model years it was fitted
697
Factory configurations
1,785,007
Silverado VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 5.3L 8-cyl sits in the Silverado engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

Electric
2024–2026
$67,464
594 on sale
2.2L 4-cyl
2006–2007
$20,988
135 on sale
2.7L 4-cyl turbo
2019–2026
$32,284
37,386 on sale
3.0L 6-cyl turbo
2020–2026
$39,925
15,565 on sale
4.3L 6-cyl
1999–2021
$17,480
2,913 on sale
4.8L 8-cyl
1999–2013
$9,995
817 on sale
5.3L 8-cyl this page
1999–2026
$24,500
66,625 on sale
6.0L 8-cyl
1999–2018
$17,500
364 hp · 2,871 on sale
6.2L 8-cyl
2009–2026
$33,977
16,458 on sale

1999–2021 The 4.3L 6-cyl configuration price reference is about $7,020 less — $17,480 against $24,500. These references cover each family's full set of priced configurations; they are not recalculated for the overlapping years or matched cars.

9 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Chevrolet Silverado price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Silverado years got a 5.3L 8-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2026 161,864 29,072 40 2025 102,075 3,227 40 2024 131,511 3,717 41 2023 90,727 3,303 41 2022 71,367 1,904 40 2021 154,429 3,883 36 2020 120,622 3,529 46 2019 109,930 3,304 50 2018 143,662 3,438 31 2017 124,641 2,773 27 2016 90,600 1,938 22 2015 74,462 1,515 18 2014 101,296 1,924 18 2013 35,531 645 17 2012 21,048 326 18 2011 34,294 453 21 2010 24,000 323 19 2009 25,300 262 47 2008 30,827 267 22 2007 21,594 196 25

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Silverado report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

697 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2026

1 build

2025

2 builds

2024

1 build

2023

1 build

2021

2 builds

2020

3 builds

2019

2 builds

2017

1 build

2016

1 build

2015

1 build

2012

1 build

2011

1 build

2009

1 build

2007

3 builds

2006

1 build

2004

1 build

2000

1 build

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 697. Every 2026 Silverado build →

The 5.3L 8-cyl Silverado: common questions

Which Silverado years have the 5.3L 8-cyl?

1999–2026, without a break — 28 model years in our VIN decode, across 697 factory configurations and 1,785,007 VINs.

What does a 5.3L 8-cyl Silverado cost?

$24,500 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

L84 — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

5.3L 8-cyl Silverado on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.