Used Chevrolet Colorado: Inspection checklist

Pick the model year you are going to see. Each sheet lists the checks for the problems owners reported on that year, in the order you would do them at the car. Owners filed 695 complaints across these 8 years; the 2018 drew the most.

Choose a model year

Problems that follow the Colorado from year to year

Each of these is a top-three complaint area in at least two model years. Darker cells mean more complaints that year. Whatever year you are looking at, give these extra time.

Area	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total
Electrical	22	16	4	7	9	30	23	4	115
Steering	17	21	8	9	11	6	5		77
Brakes	2	5	2	8	4	17	14	7	59
Transmission	73	59	31	6	2	7	5	2	185
Automatic emergency braking						18	7		25

Colorado generations and updates

First years of a new generation and mid-cycle updates are marked. Each year links to its checklist.

Third generation
2023–2023
- 2023first year
Second generation
2015–2022
2015 update: Updated grille design; Added new technology features
2021 update: Updated appearance to align with Chevrolet design; Trims reduced to four

Mileages where Colorado problems start

From owner reports for each model year, lowest mileage first. Compare these with the odometer of the car you are seeing.

Typical mileage	Problem	Year
193–517 miles	Sudden brake system failure	2024
3,000–4,000 miles	Transmission downshift and power loss	2024
3,500–7,500 miles	Battery drains overnight	2023
3,600–16,000 miles	Early transmission shudder	2019
8,000–44,000 miles	Power steering assist loss	2019
10,000–19,000 miles	Inaccurate fuel gauge	2022
17,000–20,000 miles	Upper radiator hose leak	2024
22,000–40,000 miles	Upper radiator hose leak	2023
24,000–39,859 miles	Key stuck in ignition	2020
30,250–49,000 miles	Power steering assist failure	2021
32,000–40,000 miles	Early transmission shudder	2018
38,000–42,000 miles	Backup camera failure	2019
40,000–42,000 miles	Power steering gear failure	2018
43,136–50,000 miles	Vacuum pump brake failure	2021