2015 Chevrolet Colorado: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 623 complaints
623
Total Complaints
51,700mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
25
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

29,611 25th Percentile
51,700 Median Mileage
84,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
343
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
55
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
49
POWER TRAIN
43
ENGINE
33
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
20
SERVICE BRAKES
14
AIR BAGS
12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
6

Severity Assessment

25
Crashes
5
Fires
14
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AT ABOUT 50MPH AND HIGHER, THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK FLUTTERS. WITH GUSTY CROSS WIND, THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE. TOOK IT TO A DEALER TO BE SERVICED ON OCT 31ST, 2014 AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THEY WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE AND TRY TO GET FEED BACKS FROM THEM. *TR"
"I WANTED TO REACH OUT TO YOU ON CHEVROLET?S CLAIM THAT THEIR ENGINE ACHIEVES 305 HORSEPOWER. WHILE IT MAY BE TRUE THAT THEIR ENGINE ACHIEVES THIS FIGURE IT DOES SO AT A STATED 6800 RPM. THE 6800 FIGURE IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE THE TRUCKS? RED LINE INDICATING POTENTIAL DANGEROUS OPERATING CONDITI..."
"I WANTED TO REACH OUT TO YOU ON CHEVROLET?S CLAIM THAT THEIR ENGINE ACHIEVES 305 HORSEPOWER. WHILE IT MAY BE TRUE THAT THEIR ENGINE ACHIEVES THIS FIGURE IT DOES SO AT A STATED 6800 RPM. THE 6800 FIGURE IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE THE TRUCKS? RED LINE INDICATING POTENTIAL DANGEROUS OPERATING CONDITI..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28