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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.

GMC Canyon pickup truck
'19 GMC Canyon Crew Cab (SIAM 2019) · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative only — it may not show the exact model year on this page.

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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