2020 Chevrolet Colorado: True Cost, Problems & Verdict
82 NHTSA owner complaints · 0 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Editor's note
The Chevrolet Colorado's years to avoid are 2015 (AVOID at 29 on 489 complaints, 356 of them Steering) and the redesigned 2023 and 2024 trucks (46 and 40 on 131 and 121). The years to buy are 2019 to 2022, which score 81, 90, 86 and 89 on 149, 82, 73 and 51 complaints. Read the full note on the model page. 2020 specifically: a year the record favours — 82 complaints, score 90/100. The caveats in the note apply to other years of this nameplate more than to this one.
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Used mid-size pickups: Colorado, Canyon and Ridgeline years to avoid, including 2020 — written and signed by Adir Trabelsi, 2026-09-16.
Owner complaints: 82 filed with NHTSA
Complaints per year on the road: 13.67
What owners say
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
a/c control knocks out tempter senor and gauge goes to zero and check engine light comes on, gas mileage goings to hell, turn off engine clutch fan runs for several minutes, can still touch water hoses by hand and not even hot. This is a big safety problem because I'm looking at the gauge and now causing more smog! Chevrolet Merele Stone in Porterville CA had it all day reporting A GM Strat sticking ,it was a brand n…
While driving at any speed when steering wheel is at the 1 to 2 o' clock position on a right turn, steering wheel wobbles and regardless of road condition. Stabitrack warning light comes on occasionally.
Plastic fuel supply line leaked from front of fuel tank area . the vehicle (2020 chevrolet colorado) was towed to the chevrolet service facility, after it was discovered leaking on my driveway. Gas was smelled while I was driving. I do have the failed hose. It was indeed damaged. Possibly chewed through by a rodent, mouse or squirrel. The colorado is allways parked in my blacktop driveway. Safety risk is substantial …
Recalls: 0 campaigns
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What it costs to buy — and what owning it really takes
Class-level estimates, priced as a pickup of its model year, re-priced to your country. Not a quote, not a valuation of one specific car — condition, mileage and options move it. How these are computed.
What it costs to run
EPA combined 23 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $3,450
Re-priced automatically from your country's retail fuel, electricity and parts indices — change country in the bar at the top. Estimates; see methodology.
What this car's problems cost to fix
Ranked by the components owners of this exact model year actually complain about. Each figure is flat-rate labour hours x the local shop rate plus a parts band — an estimate of what this kind of failure costs, not a quote, and not a prediction that this car will need it. Formula.
- Power Train32 complaints · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair (7.0 h labour + parts)$1,290–$4,040
- Engine17 complaints · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,040–$2,220
- Unknown Or Other15 complaints · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair (2.0 h labour + parts)$360–$940
- Steering10 complaints · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement (5.0 h labour + parts)$1,020–$2,500
- Service Brakes9 complaints · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles (3.0 h labour + parts)$580–$1,140
- Electrical System6 complaints · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement (3.0 h labour + parts)$540–$1,310
Other Chevrolet Colorado years
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FAQ
What is the most common problem with the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado?
The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Power Train (32 complaints in our indexed sample).
Is the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado a good used car to buy?
Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 90/100, computed from 82 NHTSA complaints and 0 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
How much does it cost to fix the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado's most common problem?
32 of the NHTSA complaints filed against the 2020 Chevrolet Colorado sit in the Power Train group — more than any other component on this model year. The representative job there is transmission service or clutch-pack repair: about 7.0 hours of labour plus parts, roughly $1,290–$4,040 at a US independent shop and re-priced to your country at the top of the page. It is an estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote for this car.
What does a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado cost to run per year?
About $5,219 a year in fuel or energy plus the maintenance band — roughly $26,098 over five years, before purchase price, insurance and depreciation. Figures come from available EPA fuel-economy data and industry maintenance averages, and are re-priced to your country.
Compare with
Other pickups of about the same age.
What will a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado really cost YOU per year?
Fuel, maintenance band and depreciation — computed from public data in 10 seconds.
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Complaints & recalls: NHTSA ·
Fuel economy: EPA fueleconomy.gov ·
Scoring: our published methodology.
Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements.
Last updated: 2026-10-04.
Moderate evidence — 82 complaints, 0 recalls on record
- 82 NHTSA complaints on record (13.7/yr of exposure) — better than a typical year of this model (17.9/yr)
- 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems