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Chevrolet COBALT at salvage auctions

Copart 2009 Chevrolet COBALT LS 1G1AS18H597281031 Side95,345 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2006 Chevrolet COBALT LS 1G1AK15F567772827 Side185,845 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2010 Chevrolet COBALT 1LT 1G1AD5F59A7135956 Front End180,040 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2010 Chevrolet COBALT LT 1G1AD5F56A7128785 Front End124,589 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2009 Chevrolet COBALT LT 1G1AT58H397179540 Front End107,307 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2009 Chevrolet COBALT LT 1G1AT18HX97230671 Front End113,982 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2008 Chevrolet COBALT LT 1G1AL58F987329082 Rear End200,232 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2006 Chevrolet COBALT 1G1AK55F067631865 Minor Dent / Scratches upcomingNov 16 Copart 2007 Chevrolet COBALT LS 1G1AK55F977219333 Front End39,705 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2009 Chevrolet COBALT LT 1G1AT58H097114225 Front End181,820 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2009 Chevrolet COBALT LT 1G1AT58H197288160 Front End117,920 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2010 Chevrolet COBALT LS 1G1AB5F54A7110663 Front End52,588 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2010 Chevrolet COBALT 1LT 1G1AD1F54A7117406 Rear End114,082 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2007 Chevrolet COBALT LS 1G1AK55F677301097 Front End132,070 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2010 Chevrolet COBALT LT 1G1AD5F53A7153448 Front End130,044 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2005 Chevrolet COBALT 1G1AK52F857530575 Front End101,080 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2005 Chevrolet COBALT 1G1AK52F957538507 Rollover upcomingNov 12 Copart 2008 Chevrolet COBALT LT 1G1AL58F687163913 Rear End92,669 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2010 Chevrolet COBALT 1LT 1G1AD5F54A7100788 Front End183,930 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2007 Chevrolet COBALT LS 1G1AK15F377152138 Front End120,158 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2008 Chevrolet COBALT LT 1G1AL58F787131746 Rear End229,747 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2009 Chevrolet COBALT LS 1G1AK18H697135706 Burn upcomingNov 12 Copart 2009 Chevrolet COBALT LS 1G1AS58HX97123369 Front End upcomingNov 12 Copart 2007 Chevrolet COBALT LT 1G1AL55F177333646 Rear End162,534 mi upcomingNov 12

Chevrolet COBALT: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Chevrolet COBALT: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars697
Median retail value$4,174
Median repair cost, % of value100%
Median odometer145,524 mi
Run and drive82%
Model year
2005
161
2010
Primary damage
  1. Front End 376 54%
  2. Side 96 14%
  3. Rear End 80 11%
  4. Minor Dent / Scratches 31 4.4%
  5. All Over 30 4.3%
  6. Mechanical 22 3.2%
  7. Undercarriage 16 2.3%
  8. Normal Wear 9 1.3%
  9. Rollover 9 1.3%
  10. Water / Flood 6 <1%
Yard state
  1. IL74 11%
  2. PA38 5.5%
  3. GA37 5.3%
  4. KY34 4.9%
  5. TX29 4.2%
  6. IN28 4.0%
  7. MO27 3.9%
  8. TN25 3.6%
  9. CA20 2.9%
  10. MI20 2.9%
  11. SC20 2.9%
  12. FL19 2.7%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

10,115 complaints about the Chevrolet COBALT (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints10,115
With a crash885
With a fire101
Injured872
Deaths81
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Steering
    median 60,000 mi at failure     3,925 39%
  2. Fuel and propulsion
    median 91,169 mi at failure     1,623 16%
  3. Electrical system
    median 68,000 mi at failure     1,491 15%
  4. Airbags
    median 70,000 mi at failure     615 6%
  5. Engine and cooling
    median 80,000 mi at failure     476 5%
  6. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 68,000 mi at failure     372 4%
  7. Brakes
    median 50,000 mi at failure     243 2%
  8. Suspension
    median 47,198 mi at failure     222 2%
  9. Body and structure
    median 61,553 mi at failure     159 2%
  10. Speed control
    median 85,000 mi at failure     157 2%
Complaints by model year
1996
2000
2005
3,056
2010
2015
2017

Recalls

11 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet COBALT.

Recall campaigns by model year
62005
6
6
6
62010

Real sale prices

2,163 sales of the Chevrolet COBALT at US government auctions, median price $2,600. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.