Chevrolet Colorado Reliability
4,747 NHTSA complaints (2004–2026). Complaint rate: 53.7 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2015–2017 Chevrolet Colorado (60 crash-related complaints). The 2020–2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STEERING.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Chevrolet Colorado Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| STEERING | 907 | 1.7% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 699 | 1.3% |
| POWER TRAIN | 481 | 2.3% |
| ENGINE | 297 | 0.7% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 261 | 2.7% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 217 | 6.9% |
| AIR BAGS | 163 | 28.8% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 123 | 0.8% |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 116 | 2.6% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 107 | 2.8% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004AVOID | — | 502 | 15 | 16 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 459 | 35 | 13 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 323 | 6 | 6 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007 | — | 199 | 13 | 6 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 130 | 7 | 16 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 87 | 1 | 6 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 48 | 0 | 1 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 54 | 4 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012GOOD | — | 59 | 7 | 2 | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2015AVOID | — | 625 | 25 | 6 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016AVOID | — | 924 | 25 | 2 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 282 | 10 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 234 | 3 | 6 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 187 | 7 | 7 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 93 | 1 | 5 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 87 | 7 | 1 | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 54 | 3 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 188 | 4 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 162 | 11 | 2 | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 39 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 8 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Chevrolet Coloradoaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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