Chevrolet Colorado vs Jeep Gladiator: which is more reliable?
The Chevrolet Colorado and the Jeep Gladiator are level on the federal record — 67/100 against 65/100 across the years we score. Which one to buy is decided by the model year, not the badge.
The record, side by side
Chevrolet Colorado
- 10 model years scored
- 1,207 owner complaints on record
- about 30 complaints per year on the road
- 23 recall campaigns, 12 safety-critical
- best year 2012 (92/100) · worst 2015 (29/100)
Jeep Gladiator
- 5 model years scored
- 497 owner complaints on record
- about 26 complaints per year on the road
- 25 recall campaigns, 16 safety-critical
- best year 2025 (84/100) · worst 2021 (31/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Colorado against Gladiator
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Chevrolet Colorado
- Steering — 414 complaints
- Electrical System — 217 complaints
- Power Train — 172 complaints
Jeep Gladiator
- Steering — 145 complaints
- Electrical System — 103 complaints
- Power Train — 100 complaints
Both nameplates have Steering as their largest complaint group, so the choice between them is about how often, not about what.
Years to avoid on each
Chevrolet Colorado — avoid: 2015, 2023, 2024.
Jeep Gladiator — avoid: 2021.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Chevrolet Colorado prices at about $51,700 and a Jeep Gladiator at about $55,800 — the Chevrolet Colorado is roughly $4,100 less, and they return 20.0 against 19.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Chevrolet Colorado or the Jeep Gladiator more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Chevrolet Colorado scores 67/100 against the Jeep Gladiator's 65/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Chevrolet Colorado and Jeep Gladiator years should I avoid?
Chevrolet Colorado: 2015, 2023, 2024. Jeep Gladiator: 2021. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Chevrolet Colorado and the Jeep Gladiator?
The largest complaint group on the Chevrolet Colorado is Steering (414 complaints); on the Jeep Gladiator it is Steering (145).
Is the Chevrolet Colorado or the Jeep Gladiator cheaper to own?
A recent used Chevrolet Colorado prices at about $51,700 and a Jeep Gladiator at about $55,800, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.