Chevrolet Colorado vs Ford Maverick

Pickup truck · 2015–2025 · 2,380 federal complaints

Chevrolet Colorado

2,158 complaints · 6 engines

Most-complained engine: LFX · 3.6L V6

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Ford Maverick

222 complaints · 2 engines

Most-complained engine: 2.5L I4

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At a glance

Side by side. EPA figures are the model's median across its test variants; price is the base-trim MSRP (CarAPI), median across covered model years.

Side by side

Both cars scored as percentiles within Pickup truck, so the shapes are directly comparable. Built from EPA test data.

What each one's complaints are about

Showing each car's highest-volume engine. Share of component mentions — not a failure rate, and not a ranking between the two.

How often each one's complaints involve a fire, crash or injury

Shares of each car's own complaints — sales volume cancels out of a within-car ratio, so these two can be compared. The vertical mark is the all-vehicle average.

all vehicles — Fire 1.1% · Crash 4.4% · Injury 2.6%

Every engine with enough data

Complaint counts per engine are shown for scale only — they track how many were sold, not how often they fail.

Recalls where NHTSA said stop driving or park outside

The severest recall class only. Model-level, manufacturer-confirmed. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, whatever the car's age.

One car having more complaints than the other mostly reflects how many were sold, not how often they break. Compare each car's own mix of problems — not the totals.

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