MODELYEARINDEX

GMC Canyon

834 complaints across 8 scored model years and 22 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · GMC Canyon Full report
F
Grade 2012–2021
2015 vs model median 7.7×
Model median3× median
Steering 69
Drivetrain 27
Driver Assist 18
Avoid

2015 · 2016

Best

2012 · 2020

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2012
0.50× 12 B
2015
7.67× 166 F
2016
4.94× 103 F
2017
2.63× 60 F
2018
1.21× 35 C
2019
0.79× 12 B
2020
0.59× 15 A
2021
0.76× 11 B
2022 P
1.62× 40 C
2023 P
3.97× 96 F
2024 P
9.07× 255 F
2025 P
0.50× 13 B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG19.5
City / Highway18 / 22
Engine2.7L, 4 cyl
DriveRear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$3,175

Recalls

22 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
12V594000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH 2012 118,800
21V213000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM 2015 60,681
24V133000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:CAMERA/SENSOR 2023 55,755
15V267000 SEATS 2015 49,980
15V278000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER 2015 24,380
24V673000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS 2024 13,241
15V807000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2016 8,763
24V491000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY 2024 8,622

+ 14 further campaigns

Others in Midsize Trucks

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Chevrolet Colorado
20152016
B
Ford Ranger
2019
C
Honda Ridgeline
20172019
D
Jeep Gladiator
2021
C
Nissan Frontier
20122013
B
Toyota Tacoma
20162019
C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2015 Canyon
Complaints in window
166
Severity-weighted
232
Model median (weighted)
30
vs model median
7.67×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
8
Open investigations
0
Score 10 F