2016 Chevrolet Colorado Problems

Severe Issues

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado.

20152017
Complaints
924
Crashes
25
Fires
2
Injuries
9
Fatalities
Recalls
4

Worst 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#1435 complaints

STEERING

Avg mileage:82,067 mi
Crash-related:6
#2109 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:41,131 mi
Crash-related:2
Fires:1
#394 complaints

POWER TRAIN

Avg mileage:20,902 mi
Crash-related:3
Fires:1
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
STEERING435682,067 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1092141,131 mi
POWER TRAIN943120,902 mi
ENGINE47143,483 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER45132,009 mi
SERVICE BRAKES37557,158 mi
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)36187,136 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2417,308 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1728,861 mi
AIR BAGS10454,357 mi
SUSPENSION10112,466 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY916,657 mi
VISIBILITY/WIPER616,917 mi
WHEELS636,697 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING46,900 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION338,333 mi
SEAT BELTS3
SEATS3
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM386,417 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN219,000 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING267,500 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE270,324 mi
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST2
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2160,000 mi
BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING1100,000 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL113,565 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP164,665 mi
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES157,000 mi

Recalls for 2016 Chevrolet Colorado

4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~11,253 vehicles.

18V358000FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
~895 affected

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line.

17V621000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
~16 affected

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.

16V125000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
~1,579 affected

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 19, 2016, to February 2, 2016, Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured January 9, 2016, to January 26, 2016, and 2016 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 21, 2016, to February 4, 2016. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.

15V807000LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
~8,763 affected

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Colorado trucks manufactured August 25, 2015 to September 24, 2015, and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured August 28, 2015 to September 24, 2015. The affected vehicles have a console compartment lid latch assembly that may fail to keep the compartment door closed in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."

Other Chevrolet Colorado Years

Wider context: See the full Chevrolet Colorado reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.

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