NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Recalls
The 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 10, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 1,649
- Crashes reported
- 97
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V171000
- Reported
- April 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,191,014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Cobalt, 5 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V047000
- Reported
- February 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,190,934
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Cobalt, 5 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 10V073000
- Reported
- March 3, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,050,889
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Cobalt, 1 other model
Structure
- Campaign
- 07V014000
- Reported
- January 18, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,707
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Cobalt
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 04V560000
- Reported
- November 22, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,378
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2010 Cobalt, 6 other models
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,649 owner complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, the newest on February 12, 2026. Of these, 97 describe a crash (6%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 72 injuries and 11 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt, the component group named most often is the steering (69%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the power train (6%).
1 of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt's 6 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt owners gave the mileage (1,406 complaints), the median was 63,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering1,143
- Electrical System323
- Power Train99
- Air Bags71
- Engine69
- Engine And Engine Cooling51
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 46 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 52 | |
| 2007 | 38 | |
| 2008 | 100 | |
| 2009 | 340 | |
| 2010 | 477 | |
| 2011 | 78 | |
| 2012 | 43 | |
| 2013 | 51 | |
| 2014 | 188 | |
| 2015 | 72 | |
| 2016 | 56 | |
| 2017 | 30 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 477. 14% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Cobalt year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 1,649 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Cobalt by model year
Other 2005 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: February 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted