Chevrolet Colorado vs GMC Canyon: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Chevrolet Colorado has 29 recalls and 3,667 owner complaints; the GMC Canyon has 31 recalls and 1,446 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Chevrolet ColoradoGMC Canyon
Recalls2931
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls00
Owner complaints3,6671,446
Crashes reported13141
Fires reported6422
Injuries reported11435
Most reported problemSteeringSteering

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Chevrolet ColoradoGMC Canyon
2005 Chevrolet Colorado: 356 complaints2005 GMC Canyon: 113 complaints20052006 Chevrolet Colorado: 236 complaints2006 GMC Canyon: 48 complaints2007 Chevrolet Colorado: 140 complaints2007 GMC Canyon: 42 complaints20072008 Chevrolet Colorado: 81 complaints2008 GMC Canyon: 38 complaints2009 Chevrolet Colorado: 67 complaints2009 GMC Canyon: 27 complaints20092010 Chevrolet Colorado: 29 complaints2010 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints2011 Chevrolet Colorado: 42 complaints2011 GMC Canyon: 12 complaints20112012 Chevrolet Colorado: 43 complaints2012 GMC Canyon: 23 complaints2013 Chevrolet Colorado: 1 complaints20132014 Chevrolet Colorado: 1 complaints2015 Chevrolet Colorado: 499 complaints2015 GMC Canyon: 304 complaints20152016 Chevrolet Colorado: 716 complaints2016 GMC Canyon: 271 complaints2017 Chevrolet Colorado: 217 complaints2017 GMC Canyon: 66 complaints20172018 Chevrolet Colorado: 183 complaints2018 GMC Canyon: 53 complaints2019 Chevrolet Colorado: 151 complaints2019 GMC Canyon: 17 complaints20192020 Chevrolet Colorado: 88 complaints2020 GMC Canyon: 15 complaints2021 Chevrolet Colorado: 80 complaints2021 GMC Canyon: 13 complaints20212022 Chevrolet Colorado: 57 complaints2022 GMC Canyon: 29 complaints2023 Chevrolet Colorado: 142 complaints2023 GMC Canyon: 63 complaints20232024 Chevrolet Colorado: 127 complaints2024 GMC Canyon: 208 complaints2025 Chevrolet Colorado: 28 complaints2025 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints20252026 Chevrolet Colorado: 22 complaints2026 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints2026

Every model year

YearColorado recallsColorado complaintsCanyon recallsCanyon complaints
202612228
202512828
202431273208
20233142363
2022157129
2021180213
2020088015
20190151017
20181183153
20171217166
201647164271
201574998304
201401——
201301——
2012243223
2011542512
201022928
2009367327
2008281238
20073140342
20064236448
200533563113

Chevrolet Colorado: top problems

Steering973
Electrical System778
Power Train565
Service Brakes442
Engine439
Unknown or other284

GMC Canyon: top problems

Steering448
Electrical System268
Exterior Lighting212
Power Train185
Engine162
Service Brakes119
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Chevrolet Colorado or the GMC Canyon?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 3,667 complaints about the Chevrolet Colorado and 1,446 about the GMC Canyon with NHTSA, so the GMC Canyon has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Chevrolet Colorado or the GMC Canyon?

NHTSA lists 29 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Colorado and 31 for the GMC Canyon since model year 2000.