Chevrolet Colorado

1,679 complaints across 10 scored model years and 24 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Chevrolet Colorado Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2016 vs model median 3.1×

Model median3× median

Steering 64

Drivetrain 56

Electrical 34

Avoid

2015 · 2016

Best

2010 · 2020

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Chevrolet Colorado
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.09×	13	A
2011	0.21×	23	B
2012	0.38×	33	A
2015	2.60×	245	F
2016	3.09×	295	F
2017	1.58×	173	C
2018	1.48×	143	C
2019	1.29×	129	C
2020	0.56×	56	A
2021	0.71×	66	B
2022 P	0.63×	66	B
2023 P	1.80×	208	D
2024 P	1.75×	182	D
2025 P	0.49×	47	A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	19.5
City / Highway	18 / 22
Engine	2.7L, 4 cyl
Drive	Rear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,175

Recalls

24 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
10V575000	CHILD SEAT	2010, 2011	192,676
12V594000	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH	2010–2012	118,800
21V213000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2015	60,681
24V133000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:CAMERA/SENSOR	2023	55,755
15V267000	SEATS	2015	49,980
11V007000	SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE	2011	30,566
15V278000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER	2015	24,380
15V807000	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES	2016	8,763

+ 16 further campaigns

Others in Midsize Trucks

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Ford Ranger	2019	C
GMC Canyon	20152016	B
Honda Ridgeline	20172019	D
Jeep Gladiator	2021	C
Nissan Frontier	20122013	B
Toyota Tacoma	20162019	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2016 Colorado

Complaints in window: 295
Severity-weighted: 427.5
Model median (weighted): 138
vs model median: 3.09×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 4
Open investigations: 0

Score 15 F