2016 Chevrolet Colorado: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 922 complaints
922
Total Complaints
41,800mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
25
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,485 25th Percentile
41,800 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
433
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
109
POWER TRAIN
94
ENGINE
47
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
45
SERVICE BRAKES
37
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
36
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
24
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
17
AIR BAGS
10

Severity Assessment

25
Crashes
2
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK ON 9/25/15.ON 9/30/15 THERE WAS HEAVY DOWN POUR,AND THERE WAS BIG PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER THE DRIVERS FLOOR MATS,THE PASSENGER FLOOR MATS,AND BEHIND THE DRIVERS MATS.ALSO THE LEFT VENT HAD A BROKEN PIECE THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR."
"THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.THE FIRST TIME IT WAS LEAKING WATER FROM LEFT FRONT,LEFT REAR,AND RIGHT FRONT FLOOR MATS.THIS SECOND TIME IT WAS ONLY LEAKING WATER ON THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS FLOOR MATS.THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN DRIVEN WHEN I N..."
"ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24TH I WAS DRIVING HOME (NORTH ON I-75 IN MICHIGAN) FROM WORK, THE TRUCK HAD 2-3 INCHES OF SNOW ON TOP OF THE TRUCK AND TRUCK CAP BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE REACHED DUE TO THE HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT ~ 10 MILES PER HOUR DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS AND MY WIPERS WERE O..."

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