2018 Chevrolet Colorado: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 179 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is power train, named in 77 of them.

179
Complaints
1
Recalls
3
Crash reports
5
Fire reports
3
Injuries
36.9
Severity index

Severity index 36.9 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 36.9p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 121 2018 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2018 Chevrolet Colorado ranks 77 of 121 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 36% of its model-year peers. See the full 2018 ranking.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 77 complaints (43.0%)77 43%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 35 complaints (19.6%)35 20%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 34 complaints (19.0%)34 19%EngineEngine: 22 complaints (12.3%)22 12%SteeringSteering: 18 complaints (10.1%)18 10%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 11 complaints (6.1%)11 6%Air BagsAir Bags: 7 complaints (3.9%)7 4%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 5 complaints (2.8%)5 3%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN7743.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3519.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3419.0%
ENGINE2212.3%
STEERING1810.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM116.1%
AIR BAGS73.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL52.8%

Complaints filed per year

020392017: 22018: 132019: 392020: 172021: 242022: 92023: 242024: 222025: 212026: 8 (partial year)1718193920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20172
201813
201939
202017
202124
20229
202324
202422
202521
2026 (year to date)8
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V35800031/05/2018FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.