NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Chevrolet Colorado Recalls
The 2016 Chevrolet Colorado has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 31, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 713
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V358000
- Reported
- May 31, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 895
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 Colorado, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V621000
- Reported
- October 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Colorado, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V125000
- Reported
- March 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,579
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages
- Campaign
- 15V807000
- Reported
- December 1, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,763
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2016 Chevrolet Colorado complaints by year
NHTSA has received 713 owner complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, the component group named most often is the steering (65%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the power train (14%).
None of the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado's 4 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2016 Chevrolet Colorado owners gave the mileage (297 complaints), the median was 43,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering463
- Electrical System119
- Power Train97
- Engine48
- Unknown Or Other48
- Service Brakes39
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 38 | |
| 2017 | 37 | |
| 2018 | 26 | |
| 2019 | 60 | |
| 2020 | 57 | |
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 119 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 93 | |
| 2026 | 43 |
Complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 119. 23% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado drew 2.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Colorado year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 15 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the Chevrolet Colorado years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 713 complaints about the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Colorado by model year
Other 2016 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted