Chevrolet Cobalt
Registered from 2005 to 2010.
About this model
The Chevrolet Cobalt is a compact car that was introduced by Chevrolet in 2004 for the 2005 model year. The Cobalt replaced both the Cavalier and the Toyota-based Geo/Chevrolet Prizm as Chevrolet's compact car. The Cobalt was available as both a coupe and sedan, as well as a sport compact version dubbed the Cobalt SS. Like the Chevrolet HHR and the Saturn ION, it was based on the GM Delta platform.
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Crash test
| Stability control | Optional |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1261 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 8.1 L/100km (EPA) · 9.4 L/100km city · 6.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2009 | 1302 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 8.7 L/100km (EPA) · 9.8 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2008 | 1277 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 9.0 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2007 | 1277 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2006 | 1277 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2005 | 1301 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Fuel Line Leak
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2020, closed August 2023.
Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
Audit query, opened November 2010, closed December 2015.
Electric Power Steering Failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened January 2010, closed July 2010.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Chevrolet filed 1137 bulletins about the 2010 Cobalt.
- Equipment: 426
- Electrical system: 186
- Engine and engine cooling: 118
- Power train: 63
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 62
- Engine: 39
- Visibility: 34
- Fuel system, gasoline: 32
- Wheels: 28
- Tires: 21
- Other: 128
- This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available. · April 2026
- This Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and upload to a Technical Assistance Case in CX Connect. · March 2026
- This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance. · March 2026
- This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance. · January 2026
- This service bulletin provides information on Tire Sidewall Irregularities. · December 2025
- This service bulletin provides information on replacing the intake manifold when the engine is replaced after severe internal engine damage. · December 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer’s vehicles that exhibit… · November 2025
- The service bulletin advises the tech of a normal transmission shift condition and the delay in throttle response when the throttle plate is opened rapidly and advises the customer that it is normal… · October 2025
1129 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.