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Chevrolet Cobalt SSYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 294 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Chevrolet Cobalt SS.

Chevrolet Cobalt SS
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints294Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls02008–2010 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Sherwin Ilagan Solina, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Chevrolet Cobalt SS years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Cobalt SS median. Tap a year for its full report.

'08'09'10
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2010Not rated–/1009 complaints · 0 recalls2009Not rated–/100190 complaints · 0 recalls2008Not rated–/10095 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Chevrolet Cobalt SS problems

All model years combined: 294 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic1995
Parking brake230
Service brakes200
Electrical system163
Air bags144
Fuel/propulsion system111
Engine102
Steering92
Service brakes, electric70
15 other systems371
0 recalls

Chevrolet Cobalt SS recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Cobalt SS

  1. Fuel Line LeakPE20011 · 2008–2010 · closed Aug 17, 2023
    No recall
  2. Electric Power Steering FailurePE10005 · 2008–2009 · closed Jul 19, 2010
    Led to recall 10V-073