NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Chevrolet Cobalt Recalls
The 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 10, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 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
- 574
- Crashes reported
- 46
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 15V500000
- Reported
- August 10, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,474
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2010 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 2005–2009 Cobalt, 5 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 14V153000
- Reported
- March 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,373,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 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 2005–2009 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 2005–2009 Cobalt, 1 other model
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009 Cobalt, 6 other models
2010 Chevrolet Cobalt complaints by year
NHTSA has received 574 owner complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, the newest on August 15, 2026. Of these, 46 describe a crash (8%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 45 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, the component group named most often is the steering (42%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the fuel/propulsion system (18%).
2 of the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt's 6 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt owners gave the mileage (454 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering239
- Electrical System125
- Fuel/Propulsion System101
- Air Bags77
- Engine38
- Power Train31
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | |
| 2012 | 35 | |
| 2013 | 81 | |
| 2014 | 137 | |
| 2015 | 38 | |
| 2016 | 36 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 37 | |
| 2020 | 51 | |
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 137. 28% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Cobalt year in the same window: 6th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Cobalt years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
The 574 complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Cobalt by model year
Other 2010 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: August 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted