Selling a junk Chevrolet Colorado
Any Colorado sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Chevrolet Colorado
NHTSA has 4,500 owner complaints on file for the Chevrolet Colorado, model years 2004 to 2022, the 99th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are steering (943, 21%), electrical system (683, 15%), transmission and drivetrain (536, 12%). 170 complaints involved a crash, 93 a fire, and 104 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 49,000 miles. The 2016 model year has the most complaints (961). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is steering, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Chevrolet Colorado by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 502 | Electrical system | 15 | 16 | 3 | 60,000 |
| 2005 | 459 | Brakes | 35 | 13 | 3 | 55,000 |
| 2006 | 323 | Electrical system | 6 | 6 | 4 | 58,205 |
| 2007 | 199 | Electrical system | 13 | 6 | 3 | 59,918 |
| 2008 | 130 | Electrical system | 7 | 16 | 2 | 57,600 |
| 2009 | 87 | Electrical system | 1 | 6 | 3 | 58,370 |
| 2010 | 49 | Electrical system | 0 | 1 | 2 | 47,000 |
| 2011 | 54 | Electrical system | 4 | 0 | 5 | 55,000 |
| 2012 | 60 | Air bags | 7 | 2 | 2 | 45,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | Steering | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 647 | Steering | 26 | 6 | 7 | 57,466 |
| 2016 | 961 | Steering | 25 | 2 | 4 | 46,500 |
| 2017 | 286 | Transmission and drivetrain | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28,000 |
| 2018 | 249 | Transmission and drivetrain | 3 | 6 | 1 | 19,214 |
| 2019 | 198 | Transmission and drivetrain | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13,562 |
| 2020 | 107 | Transmission and drivetrain | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25,000 |
| 2021 | 112 | Brakes | 7 | 1 | 1 | 49,500 |
| 2022 | 74 | Electrical system | 3 | 0 | 1 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Chevrolet Colorado recalls
NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (4), lights (2), fuel system (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2022 model year, seats (campaign 22V375000, May 2022): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado vehicles equipped with a manual passenger seat. The front passenger seat may have a hook attachment that was not properly welded, allow…
- 2015 model year, steering (campaign 21V213000, Mar 2021): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles. The power steering assist may be lost due to a poor electrical connection within the steering gear assembly.
- 2021 model year, seat belts (campaign 20V811000, Dec 2020): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2021 GMC Canyon and Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV and Chevrolet Blazer, Camaro, Colorado, Equinox…
- 2016 model year, fuel system (campaign 18V358000, May 2018): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Te…
- 2015 model year, air bags (campaign 17V621000, Oct 2017): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event …
What a Chevrolet Colorado is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Colorado on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Chevrolet Colorado worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Colorado gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Chevrolet Colorado that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Chevrolet Colorado?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Chevrolet Colorado numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.