GMC Canyon vs Jeep Gladiator: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the GMC Canyon has 31 recalls and 1,446 owner complaints; the Jeep Gladiator has 18 recalls and 1,000 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

GMC CanyonJeep Gladiator
Recalls3118
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls01
Owner complaints1,4461,000
Crashes reported4125
Fires reported2230
Injuries reported3522
Most reported problemSteeringSteering

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

GMC CanyonJeep Gladiator
2005 GMC Canyon: 113 complaints20052006 GMC Canyon: 48 complaints2007 GMC Canyon: 42 complaints20072008 GMC Canyon: 38 complaints2009 GMC Canyon: 27 complaints20092010 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints2011 GMC Canyon: 12 complaints20112012 GMC Canyon: 23 complaints2015 GMC Canyon: 304 complaints20152016 GMC Canyon: 271 complaints2017 GMC Canyon: 66 complaints20172018 GMC Canyon: 53 complaints2019 GMC Canyon: 17 complaints20192020 GMC Canyon: 15 complaints2020 Jeep Gladiator: 485 complaints2021 GMC Canyon: 13 complaints2021 Jeep Gladiator: 294 complaints20212022 GMC Canyon: 29 complaints2022 Jeep Gladiator: 121 complaints2023 GMC Canyon: 63 complaints2023 Jeep Gladiator: 57 complaints20232024 GMC Canyon: 208 complaints2024 Jeep Gladiator: 23 complaints2025 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints2025 Jeep Gladiator: 17 complaints20252026 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints2026 Jeep Gladiator: 3 complaints2026

Every model year

YearCanyon recallsCanyon complaintsGladiator recallsGladiator complaints
20262823
202528117
20243208223
2023363657
20221298121
20212138294
20200157485
2019017——
2018153——
2017166——
20164271——
20158304——
2012223——
2011512——
201028——
2009327——
2008238——
2007342——
2006448——
20053113——

GMC Canyon: top problems

Steering448
Electrical System268
Exterior Lighting212
Power Train185
Engine162
Service Brakes119

Jeep Gladiator: top problems

Steering333
Electrical System289
Power Train159
Engine132
Suspension106
Unknown or other85
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Questions

Which has more problems, the GMC Canyon or the Jeep Gladiator?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 1,446 complaints about the GMC Canyon and 1,000 about the Jeep Gladiator with NHTSA, so the Jeep Gladiator 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 GMC Canyon or the Jeep Gladiator?

NHTSA lists 31 recall campaigns for the GMC Canyon and 18 for the Jeep Gladiator since model year 2000.