Worst years for a Chevrolet Cobalt
Owners have filed 10,115 complaints about the Chevrolet Cobalt with NHTSA across model years 1996 to 2017. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2010 Chevrolet Cobalt795 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Cobalt year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2016 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2012 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2011 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2010 | C | 795 | 76 | 9 | 66,400 | Steering |
| 2009 | C | 916 | 103 | 9 | 74,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2008 | C | 1,104 | 110 | 20 | 75,374 | Steering |
| 2007 | C | 2,004 | 173 | 21 | 65,000 | Steering |
| 2006 | D | 3,056 | 272 | 25 | 68,000 | Steering |
| 2005 | C | 2,231 | 150 | 17 | 63,000 | Steering |
| 2002 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2000 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1996 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Cobalt
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Chevrolet Cobalt
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Cobalt, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Cobalt problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Chevrolet Cobalt
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.