Chevrolet Colorado problems, by model year and system
1,771 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Colorado 2016–2026, and the 4 systems the record is deep on — transmission and drivetrain (421), electrical (346), engine (217), automatic emergency braking (105). Each system has a page across the years; 7 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsTransmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Automatic emergency braking problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Chevrolet Colorado complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | transmission and drivetrain | electrical | engine | automatic emergency braking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 14 in all | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 27 in all | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 123 in all | 13 | 37 | 21 | 32 |
| 2023 135 in all | 9 | 42 | 21 | 59 |
| 2022 56 in all | 3 | 20 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 75 in all | 11 | 11 | 19 | — |
| 2020 84 in all | 33 | 6 | 20 | — |
| 2019 150 in all | 65 | 24 | 23 | — |
| 2018 183 in all | 78 | 34 | 24 | — |
| 2017 216 in all | 108 | 41 | 28 | — |
| 2016 708 in all | 97 | 120 | 50 | — |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Chevrolet Colorado system draws the most complaints?
Transmission and drivetrain: 421 complaints across 11 model years, 24% of everything owners filed about the Chevrolet Colorado. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Chevrolet Colorado year has the most complaints?
2016 (708), 2017 (216), 2018 (183). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.