Chevrolet Colorado vs Ford Expedition

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chevrolet Colorado	Ford Expedition
Complaints on file	4,956	12,004
Model years covered	2004–2026	1991–2026
Worst model year	2005	2003
Best model year	2010	2026
Crashes reported	189	740
Fires reported	95	848
Injuries reported	133	610
Deaths reported	9	33
Most complained-about part	Steering	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	8.6%	18.6%

Chevrolet Colorado by year

502 459 323 199 130 87 48 54 60 2 1 646 955 286 249 197 106 109 70 214 190 47 22

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 952 19.2%

Electrical System 769 15.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 561 11.3%

Brakes 439 8.9%

Engine & Cooling 435 8.8%

Other & Unspecified 281 5.7%

Lights 214 4.3%

Airbags 184 3.7%

Ford Expedition by year

1 1 4 1 3 1,065 1,022 1,137 1,136 742 415 800 381 452 395 267 179 42 74 92 167 116 97 229 280 480 482 640 547 302 173 93 113 58 18

91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,044 17.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,584 13.2%

Electrical System 1,414 11.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 838 7.0%

Brakes 770 6.4%

Tires 690 5.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 635 5.3%

Suspension 561 4.7%