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Chevrolet Cobalt Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Cobalt, across 6 model years from 2005 to 2010. The 2010 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2008 (5).

Chevrolet Cobalt years to avoid by our method: 2006 (2.5× the median year).

Model years
6

2005–2010, with a recall

Recall campaigns
11
Most recalls
2010

6 recalls

Owner complaints
7,680

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 7,680 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Cobalt across 12 model years; the most, 2,330, concern the 2006.

Owners marked a crash on 559 of the Chevrolet Cobalt complaints (7%) and a fire on 70.

Across all Chevrolet Cobalt model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 3,890 complaints), then the electrical system (1,458).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Cobalt in 2010: 1,560, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Cobalt is steering: electric power assist system, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Cobalt recall, 15V500000, was reported on August 10, 2015 and concerns the air bags: side/window.

Chevrolet Cobalt years to avoid

The 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt stands out most: 571 complaints between 2005 and 2009, 56% of them naming the steering.

The best-measured Chevrolet Cobalt years are 2010 (0.7×), 2008 (0.8×) and 2009 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Cobalt, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2017011not ranked
2016011not ranked
2012010not ranked
2011021not ranked
20106574162
0.7×
20096710148
1.0×
20085845180
0.8×
200761,564546
1.9×
2006avoid62,330571
2.5×
200561,649236
1.0×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Cobalt years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Cobalt

  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM7
  • AIR BAGS6
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION6
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH6
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP5
  • STRUCTURE2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1

Chevrolet Cobalt model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Cobalt recall campaign (11)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Cobalt, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
15V500000August 10, 2015air bags: side/window2010crash and injury59,474
14V171000April 10, 2014electrical system: ignition2005–2010crash and injury2,191,014
14V153000March 31, 2014steering: electric power assist system2010crash1,373,177
14V047000February 10, 2014air bags2005–2010crash and injury2,190,934
12V459000September 19, 2012fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2007–2009fire49,768
10V073000March 3, 2010steering: electric power assist system2005–2010crash1,050,889
09V419000October 29, 2009fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2006–2007fire69,139
09V073000March 6, 2009power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift2009crash276,729
07V014000January 18, 2007structure2005–2006crash98,707
04V560000November 22, 2004exterior lighting: headlights2005crash1,378
14E021000electrical system: ignition: switch2005–2010crash and injury—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Cobalt. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: August 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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