2023 Chevrolet Colorado: Reliability Data

187
Total Complaints
6,750mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,800 25th Percentile
6,750 Median Mileage
13,325 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
35
Automatic Emergency Braking
34
Service Brakes
21
Engine
15
Blind Spot Detection
12
Warnings
12
Unknown Or Other
11
Exterior Lighting
8
Power Train
7
Steering
6

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Driver backed the truck out of a parking spot and the brakes did not engage. The service engine soon light then came on and said it was an anti-lock brake failure. Their have been two guesses so far as to what caused this. A faulty master cylinder or an issue with the engine control module relaying ..."
"The first day of driving a brand new, 2023 Chevrolet Colorado, my turn signal shifter started to fail. When I move my turn signal left down (left turn position) then back to the neutral position, the left turn signal stays active. The turn signal shifters also binds and gets stuck in the neutral pos..."
"I've had two problems both dealing with the truck's infotainment system. The first problem was that the software "glitched" and the screen became unusable (see attached pictures). The headlight controls are exclusively accessed through this screen and I had to remove the negative battery cable for..."

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.

Electrical System 35 complaints
25th: 6,925 mi Median: 11,650 mi 75th: 18,000 mi
Automatic Emergency Braking 34 complaints
25th: 1,100 mi Median: 5,500 mi 75th: 8,300 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 24 TX: 20 CA: 16 MI: 16 CO: 11 AZ: 9 OK: 7 FL: 7 PA: 7 MO: 7

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
20191867
2020931
2021867
2022543
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