These help you judge whether this one is worth its price.
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The full record
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What owners complain about
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Questions for the seller, test drive checks and price points
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Questions to ask the seller of a 2022 Chevrolet Colorado, built from this year's owner complaints and recalls. What to feel, hear and look at on the test drive, with boxes to tick at the car. Honest points to raise on price, from the records and never from guesses. Copy the questions to your phone in one tap.
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Write your offer
A ready to send offer for the seller, by text or email
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Send the seller a fair offer
Type the asking price and your own offer for the 2022 Chevrolet Colorado, tick what you found, and get a polite message ready to text or email. Its reasons come from this year's owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings, and never from made up repair prices.
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When problems show up
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Will it outlast the loan?
The month of your loan each problem zone lands in
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Recalls
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Crash ratings
NHTSA's stars out of five, for each version it tested. Front crash stars only compare cars of about the same size and weight.
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Fuel economy
The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in.
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True cost to own
The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years
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What it really costs to own
What the 2022 Chevrolet Colorado costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.
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Every year of the Colorado
Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Tap a year to open it. The newest 2 are not judged yet. Bars are totals, so older years stand taller; the verdict compares every year at the same age.
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Before you buy this one
Built from this year's numbers. Whatever the data says, the car in front of you is the one that counts.
Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.
Seats
May 26, 2022 · Recall 22V375000
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, allowing it to separate from the inboard track of the seat frame.
What can happen
An improperly welded seat frame may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
The fix
Dealers will inspect the front passenger seat and replace the cushion frame, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 6, 2022. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N222368320.
56 complaints; the part named most is the electrical
Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed Apr 12, 2022 to Sep 26, 2026. 21% name a part that is usually costly to fix.
Owners reported 1 crash and 1 injury in these complaints.
Electrical20 · 36%
Steering12 · 21%
Brakes10 · 18%
What one owner wrote about the electrical
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Colorado. The stated that after shifting to park(P), the contact was unable to immediately remove the key from the ignition switch. After several attempts, the contact was able to turn the ignition switch to the off position and remove the key. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed, and it was determined…
Filed Sep 11, 2026NHTSA complaint 117636031 of 18 owner quotes
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14 more parts, and 18 owner quotes
Every part owners name for the 2022 Chevrolet Colorado, with their own words about what went wrong. Usually costly to fix among them: Engine, Transmission and drivetrain, Body and frame.
Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 1 recall on file. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the electrical. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look at the electrical first.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
On the test drive, pay attention to the electrical.
Try every switch, screen, light and lock, and make sure it starts every time.
2022 Chevrolet Colorado: problems, recalls, verdict · WhipWorthy
Year verdict
Worthy
0.5× a typical year
Fewer owner complaints than a typical year. Still get it inspected.
Confidence: Medium
NHTSA did not answer for 10 years, so the typical year may shift.
NHTSA did not answer for 10 years, so this may change.
How the dial was counted
Year verdict: Typical year: 99 complaints, the median of 8 nearby years. Each counted over its first 5 years and 10 months from January 2021; this one had 56.
8 Worthy, 6 Maybe, 5 Pass, of 23 years on file, 1 with no answer
Our take: worth a look.Owners filed fewer complaints than in a typical year of this model.