2023 Chevrolet Colorado

small pickup / Crew cab pickup

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteriaRating
Small overlap front: driver-side
G
Small overlap front: passenger-side
G
Moderate overlap front: updated test
M
Side: updated test
G

Other available safety features

  • Optional blind spot detection
  • Standard lane departure warning & prevention
  • Optional rear automatic braking

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2023 GMC Canyon AT4 crew cab 4wd
Rating applies to 2023-25 models

The Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon were redesigned for the 2023 model year. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2023 Canyon conducted by General Motors.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTN2504
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 9
Footrest (cm) 13
Left toepan (cm) 9
Brake pedal (cm) 10
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 0
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 1
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 7
Upper dash (cm) 6
Lower instrument panel (cm) 5

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTN2504
Head
HIC-15 99
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm) 7
Maximum Nij 0.22
Chest maximum compression (mm) 27
Femur (kN)
Left 1.9
Right 0.4
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 3
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.59
Right 0.41
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.0
Right 1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 64
Right 72

About the small overlap front test

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Tested vehicle: 2023 GMC Canyon Elevation crew cab 4wd
Rating applies to 2023-25 models

The Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon were redesigned for the 2023 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2023 Canyon conducted by General Motors.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
A
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP2504
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 8
Footrest (cm) 17
Right toepan (cm) 14
Center toepan (cm) 9
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 0
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm) 6
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 7
Upper dash (cm) 8
Right lower dash (cm) 9

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP2504
Head
HIC-15 81
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm) 16
Maximum Nij 0.26
Chest maximum compression (mm) 26
Femur (kN)
Left 1.8
Right 2.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 7
Right 7
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.83
Right 0.76
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 3.8
Right 5.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 69
Right 117

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP2504
Head
HIC-15 52
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.6
Extension bending moment (Nm) 5
Maximum Nij 0.14
Chest maximum compression (mm) 25
Femur (kN)
Left 0.1
Right 0.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 0
Right 0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.23
Right 0.17
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 0.7
Right 0.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 19
Right 37

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Tested vehicle: 2025 Chevrolet Colorado WT Crew Cab 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2023-25 models

The Chevrolet Colorado was redesigned for the 2023 model year. These ratings do not apply to the GMC Canyon.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
M
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Thigh/hip
G
Leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
M
Chest
M
Thigh
G
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
A
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test IDCEF2518
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)6
Left (cm)6
Center (cm)6
Right (cm)6
Brake pedal (cm)3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)1
Right (cm)1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)1
Rearward (cm)-1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)0

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test IDCEF2518
Head
HIC-15176
Peak gs at hard contactno contact
Neck
Tension (kN)0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm)10
Maximum Nij0.17
Chest maximum compression (mm)30
Femur (kN)
Left0.2
Right0.3
Knee displacement (mm)
Left0
Right0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left0
Right0
Maximum tibia index
Left0.26
Right0.57
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left1.5
Right3.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left60
Right75

Rear passenger injury measures

Test IDCEF2518
Head
HIC-15 for head contact during forward excursion
no contact
Peak gs at hard contactno contact
Neck
Tension (kN)2.5
Compression (kN)0.3
Maximum Nij for head contact during forward excursion
no contact
Chest
Chest index44
Shoulder belt tension (kN)6.1
Thigh (kN)
Left femur compression0.1
Right femur compression0.1

About the moderate overlap front test

February 2024 adjustment to rating criteria

Side: updated test

Tested vehicle: 2025 Chevrolet Colorado WT Crew Cab 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2023-25 models

The Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon were redesigned for the 2023 model year.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis
G
Rear passenger head protection
A
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2502
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -17.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2502
Head
HIC-15 55
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.8
Compression (kN) 0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 16
Lateral force (kN) 1.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 20
Average deflection (mm) 18
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.04
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.37
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 2.9

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2502
Head
HIC-15 136
Peak gs at hard contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.1
Compression (kN) 1.0
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 26
Lateral force (kN) 0.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 18
Average deflection (mm) 14
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 1.47
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.09
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 1.9

About the side crash test