Chevrolet Colorado vs Honda Ridgeline: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Chevrolet Colorado has 29 recalls and 3,667 owner complaints; the Honda Ridgeline has 39 recalls and 2,245 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Chevrolet ColoradoHonda Ridgeline
Recalls2939
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls00
Owner complaints3,6672,245
Crashes reported13164
Fires reported6445
Injuries reported11449
Most reported problemSteeringElectrical System

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Chevrolet ColoradoHonda Ridgeline
2005 Chevrolet Colorado: 356 complaints20052006 Chevrolet Colorado: 236 complaints2006 Honda Ridgeline: 244 complaints2007 Chevrolet Colorado: 140 complaints2007 Honda Ridgeline: 160 complaints20072008 Chevrolet Colorado: 81 complaints2008 Honda Ridgeline: 144 complaints2009 Chevrolet Colorado: 67 complaints2009 Honda Ridgeline: 35 complaints20092010 Chevrolet Colorado: 29 complaints2010 Honda Ridgeline: 42 complaints2011 Chevrolet Colorado: 42 complaints2011 Honda Ridgeline: 39 complaints20112012 Chevrolet Colorado: 43 complaints2012 Honda Ridgeline: 24 complaints2013 Chevrolet Colorado: 1 complaints2013 Honda Ridgeline: 45 complaints20132014 Chevrolet Colorado: 1 complaints2014 Honda Ridgeline: 34 complaints2015 Chevrolet Colorado: 499 complaints2015 Honda Ridgeline: 2 complaints20152016 Chevrolet Colorado: 716 complaints2017 Chevrolet Colorado: 217 complaints2017 Honda Ridgeline: 349 complaints20172018 Chevrolet Colorado: 183 complaints2018 Honda Ridgeline: 163 complaints2019 Chevrolet Colorado: 151 complaints2019 Honda Ridgeline: 239 complaints20192020 Chevrolet Colorado: 88 complaints2020 Honda Ridgeline: 172 complaints2021 Chevrolet Colorado: 80 complaints2021 Honda Ridgeline: 103 complaints20212022 Chevrolet Colorado: 57 complaints2022 Honda Ridgeline: 119 complaints2023 Chevrolet Colorado: 142 complaints2023 Honda Ridgeline: 133 complaints20232024 Chevrolet Colorado: 127 complaints2024 Honda Ridgeline: 78 complaints2025 Chevrolet Colorado: 28 complaints2025 Honda Ridgeline: 107 complaints20252026 Chevrolet Colorado: 22 complaints2026 Honda Ridgeline: 13 complaints2026

Every model year

YearColorado recallsColorado complaintsRidgeline recallsRidgeline complaints
2026122013
20251282107
20243127178
202331425133
20221573119
20211807103
20200888172
2019015111239
201811837163
201712178349
20164716——
2015749902
201401634
201301745
20122431124
20115421039
2010229942
2009367835
20082818144
200731408160
2006423612244
20053356——

Chevrolet Colorado: top problems

Steering973
Electrical System778
Power Train565
Service Brakes442
Engine439
Unknown or other284

Honda Ridgeline: top problems

Electrical System443
Engine400
Air Bags349
Unknown or other237
Fuel System219
Power Train178
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Chevrolet Colorado or the Honda Ridgeline?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 3,667 complaints about the Chevrolet Colorado and 2,245 about the Honda Ridgeline with NHTSA, so the Honda Ridgeline has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Chevrolet Colorado or the Honda Ridgeline?

NHTSA lists 29 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Colorado and 39 for the Honda Ridgeline since model year 2000.