MYRModel Year Report

Chevrolet Cobalt — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2006 · Best bets: 2010, 2009, 2008

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Chevrolet Cobalt Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2017 highlighted. 1996: 1 complaints 1996 2000: 1 complaints 2002: 2 complaints 2002 2005: 1649 complaints 2006: 2330 complaints 2006 2007: 1564 complaints 2008: 843 complaints 2008 2009: 710 complaints 2010: 573 complaints 2010 2011: 2 complaints 2012: 1 complaints 2012 2016: 1 complaints 2017: 1 complaints 2017
2017: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
19961
20001
20022
20051649
20062330
20071564
2008843
2009710
2010573
20112
20121
20161
20171

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2017 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2016 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2012 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2011 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2010 Recommended 573 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2009 Recommended 710 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2008 Recommended 843 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2007 Caution 1564 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2006 Avoid 2330 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2005 Caution 1649 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2002 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2000 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1996 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.