Chevrolet Colorado vs Jeep Liberty

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	Jeep Liberty
Complaints on file	4,906	11,711
Model years covered	2004–2026	2000–2012
Worst model year	2005	2002
Best model year	2010	2009
Crashes reported	189	820
Fires reported	95	218
Injuries reported	133	631
Deaths reported	9	19
Most complained-about part	Steering	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	8.7%	14.4%

Chevrolet Colorado by year

502 459 323 199 130 87 48 54 60 2 1 641 940 285 247 195 101 106 68 208 182 47 21

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 939 19.1%

Electrical System 762 15.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 554 11.3%

Engine & Cooling 429 8.7%

Brakes 428 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 280 5.7%

Lights 212 4.3%

Airbags 184 3.8%

Jeep Liberty by year

7 12 2,330 1,732 1,440 1,461 1,812 941 766 146 271 241 552

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Suspension 2,062 17.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,786 15.3%

Airbags 1,356 11.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,213 10.4%

Electrical System 901 7.7%

Body & Structure 895 7.6%

Engine & Cooling 605 5.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 516 4.4%