Chevrolet Colorado vs Jeep Gladiator: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Chevrolet Colorado has 29 recalls and 3,667 owner complaints; the Jeep Gladiator has 18 recalls and 1,000 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Chevrolet ColoradoJeep Gladiator
Recalls2918
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls01
Owner complaints3,6671,000
Crashes reported13125
Fires reported6430
Injuries reported11422
Most reported problemSteeringSteering

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Chevrolet ColoradoJeep Gladiator
2005 Chevrolet Colorado: 356 complaints20052006 Chevrolet Colorado: 236 complaints2007 Chevrolet Colorado: 140 complaints20072008 Chevrolet Colorado: 81 complaints2009 Chevrolet Colorado: 67 complaints20092010 Chevrolet Colorado: 29 complaints2011 Chevrolet Colorado: 42 complaints20112012 Chevrolet Colorado: 43 complaints2013 Chevrolet Colorado: 1 complaints20132014 Chevrolet Colorado: 1 complaints2015 Chevrolet Colorado: 499 complaints20152016 Chevrolet Colorado: 716 complaints2017 Chevrolet Colorado: 217 complaints20172018 Chevrolet Colorado: 183 complaints2019 Chevrolet Colorado: 151 complaints20192020 Chevrolet Colorado: 88 complaints2020 Jeep Gladiator: 485 complaints2021 Chevrolet Colorado: 80 complaints2021 Jeep Gladiator: 294 complaints20212022 Chevrolet Colorado: 57 complaints2022 Jeep Gladiator: 121 complaints2023 Chevrolet Colorado: 142 complaints2023 Jeep Gladiator: 57 complaints20232024 Chevrolet Colorado: 127 complaints2024 Jeep Gladiator: 23 complaints2025 Chevrolet Colorado: 28 complaints2025 Jeep Gladiator: 17 complaints20252026 Chevrolet Colorado: 22 complaints2026 Jeep Gladiator: 3 complaints2026

Every model year

YearColorado recallsColorado complaintsGladiator recallsGladiator complaints
202612223
2025128117
20243127223
20233142657
20221578121
20211808294
20200887485
20190151——
20181183——
20171217——
20164716——
20157499——
201401——
201301——
2012243——
2011542——
2010229——
2009367——
2008281——
20073140——
20064236——
20053356——

Chevrolet Colorado: top problems

Steering973
Electrical System778
Power Train565
Service Brakes442
Engine439
Unknown or other284

Jeep Gladiator: top problems

Steering333
Electrical System289
Power Train159
Engine132
Suspension106
Unknown or other85
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Chevrolet Colorado or the Jeep Gladiator?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 3,667 complaints about the Chevrolet Colorado and 1,000 about the Jeep Gladiator with NHTSA, so the Jeep Gladiator 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 Jeep Gladiator?

NHTSA lists 29 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Colorado and 18 for the Jeep Gladiator since model year 2000.