Chevrolet Colorado
Owners filed 3,610 complaints across 23 model years of the Chevrolet Colorado. The 2016 drew the most (707); the 2014 the fewest (1).
Model years23
Complaints3,610
Recalls50
Fires64
Deaths8
Every Chevrolet Colorado model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 27 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2024 | 121 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 134 | 3 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 54 | 1 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2020 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2019 | 149 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2018 | 183 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2017 | 216 | 1 | — | 5 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2016 | 707 | 4 | 1 | 14 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2015 | 491 | 7 | 4 | 17 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2012 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 42 | 5 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 67 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 81 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 140 | 3 | 5 | 10 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 236 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 356 | 3 | 11 | 27 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 361 | 3 | 13 | 11 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported |
Which Chevrolet Colorado years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 707 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.