Worst years for a Chevrolet Colorado
Owners have filed 4,906 complaints about the Chevrolet Colorado with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2026. More of them are about the steering than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2010 Chevrolet Colorado48 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Chevrolet Colorado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5,800 | Electrical System |
| 2025 | A | 47 | 3 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | C | 182 | 12 | 2 | 4,500 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | C | 208 | 4 | 0 | 6,750 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | C | 68 | 3 | 0 | 20,000 | Electrical System |
| 2021 | C | 106 | 7 | 1 | 44,250 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | C | 101 | 1 | 5 | 13,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | C | 195 | 7 | 7 | 9,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | C | 247 | 3 | 6 | 14,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | D | 285 | 10 | 0 | 23,692 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | D | 940 | 25 | 2 | 42,050 | Steering |
| 2015 | D | 641 | 26 | 6 | 53,000 | Steering |
| 2014 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2013 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | C | 60 | 7 | 2 | 43,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | B | 54 | 4 | 0 | 55,000 | Electrical System |
| 2010 | A | 48 | 0 | 1 | 47,000 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | B | 87 | 1 | 6 | 58,370 | Electrical System |
| 2008 | C | 130 | 7 | 16 | 53,000 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | C | 199 | 13 | 6 | 59,000 | Electrical System |
| 2006 | C | 323 | 6 | 6 | 56,000 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | F | 459 | 35 | 13 | 52,000 | Brakes |
| 2004 | D | 502 | 15 | 16 | 53,000 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Chevrolet Colorado
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 Colorado
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Chevrolet Colorado, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Chevrolet Colorado 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 Colorado
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.