2019 Chevrolet Colorado: Reliability Data

186
Total Complaints
8,500mi
Median Mileage
Power Train
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,433 25th Percentile
8,500 Median Mileage
24,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Power Train
60
Steering
21
Electrical System
21
Engine
20
Unknown Or Other
18
Fuel/Propulsion System
9
Service Brakes
6
Suspension
4
Exterior Lighting
3
Air Bags
3

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
7
Fires
15
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS I GET A BAD VIBRATION. I HAVE READ WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE COLORADO. DEALER SAYS TO WAIT FOR A RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED NOW. I PAID OVER 30,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND CAN'T DRIVE IT THE WAY I WOULD LIKE TO. IT WILL LOOSEN EVERY..."
"IN COLD WEATHER REAR DOORS VERY HARD TO LATCH. THE BACK DOORS LATCH BUT STAY AJAR WITH WARNING LIGHT ON AND ARE LOOSE. THE FRONT DOORS LATCH INTO THIS PARTICULAR SET UP. THIS IS AN EXTENDED CAB NOT A FOUR DOOR. WITHOUT LATCHING PROPERLY, FRONT DOORS MAY POP OPEN CREATING A POSSIBLE RISK OF INJURY OR..."
"VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO LATE DOWN SHIFT WHEN SLOWING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD ONCE SHIFTING HAS COMPLETED."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Power Train 60 complaints
25th: 462 mi Median: 5,400 mi 75th: 13,300 mi
Steering 21 complaints
25th: 9,750 mi Median: 16,000 mi 75th: 32,000 mi
Electrical System 21 complaints
25th: 13,125 mi Median: 21,000 mi 75th: 38,000 mi
Engine 20 complaints
25th: 13,125 mi Median: 31,719 mi 75th: 38,000 mi
Unknown Or Other 18 complaints
Median: 2,153 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 19 CA: 19 FL: 14 TX: 14 MI: 10 MO: 9 VA: 9 WA: 9 PA: 8 NY: 7

Who Files Complaints?

0.5%
Original Owners
99.5%
Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Colorado — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200450215
200545935
20063236
200719913
20081307
2009871
2010480
2011544
2012597
201562325
201692225
201728010
20182343
2020931
2021867
2022543
20231874
202415111
2025350

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