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2010 Chevrolet Cobalt engine problems

The 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt has 42 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

42

Engine complaints

5%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Cobalt engine complaints by model year136 complaints2005: 121 complaints2006: 136 complaints2007: 80 complaints2008: 45 complaints2009: 52 complaints2010: 42 complaints
Cobalt engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT HEADING WEST ON BELL RD. AND 43RD AVE IN PHOENIX ARIZONA. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION. THEN OUT OF NO WHERE I WAS HIT ALMOST HEAD ON BY A 1993 BUICK CAUSING ME HEAD TO HIT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, AND NO AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED TO PREVENT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 9, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt have?

NHTSA has 42 complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt engine — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.