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GMC Canyon problems by year

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA and recall campaigns for every GMC Canyon model year from 2019 to 2025.

Complaints by model year

2025
8 complaints · 2 recalls
2024
204 complaints · 3 recalls
2023
54 complaints · 3 recalls
2022
24 complaints · 1 recalls
2021
11 complaints · 2 recalls
2020
13 complaints · 0 recalls
2019
16 complaints · 0 recalls

Newer model years look better than they eventually will — complaints accumulate for years after a truck goes on sale. Complaint counts reflect how many of these trucks are on the road as much as how reliable they are. A best-selling truck collects more complaints than a rare one at the same defect rate, so these figures compare a model against its own other years far better than against a different model.

Most-reported system by year

YearComplaintsRecallsMost reported
202582Service Brakes (37.5%)
20242043Exterior Lighting (77.9%)
2023543Electrical System (33.3%)
2022241Electrical System (45.8%)
2021112Steering (18.2%)
2020130Power Train (38.5%)
2019160Power Train (37.5%)

Common questions

Which GMC Canyon year has the most complaints?

Across 2019-2025, the 2024 GMC Canyon has the most NHTSA complaints at 204, and the 2025 the fewest at 8. Recent model years always look better than they will eventually: complaints accumulate for years after a truck goes on sale, so a two-year-old truck has not had time to collect them.

What year GMC Canyon should I avoid?

Complaint totals are a starting point, not a verdict — complaint counts reflect how many of these trucks are on the road as much as how reliable they are. A best-selling truck collects more complaints than a rare one at the same defect rate, so these figures compare a model against its own other years far better than against a different model. Open each year below to see which systems the complaints actually concern; a year with many complaints about one fixed-by-recall component is a different proposition from one with problems spread across the powertrain.

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