Nissan Frontier vs GMC Canyon: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Nissan Frontier has 37 recalls and 3,162 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

Nissan FrontierGMC Canyon
Recalls3731
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls00
Owner complaints3,1621,446
Crashes reported13741
Fires reported4622
Injuries reported10735
Most reported problemPower TrainSteering

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Nissan FrontierGMC Canyon
2005 Nissan Frontier: 532 complaints2005 GMC Canyon: 113 complaints20052006 Nissan Frontier: 617 complaints2006 GMC Canyon: 48 complaints2007 Nissan Frontier: 520 complaints2007 GMC Canyon: 42 complaints20072008 Nissan Frontier: 136 complaints2008 GMC Canyon: 38 complaints2009 Nissan Frontier: 37 complaints2009 GMC Canyon: 27 complaints20092010 Nissan Frontier: 59 complaints2010 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints2011 Nissan Frontier: 64 complaints2011 GMC Canyon: 12 complaints20112012 Nissan Frontier: 80 complaints2012 GMC Canyon: 23 complaints2013 Nissan Frontier: 48 complaints20132014 Nissan Frontier: 42 complaints2015 Nissan Frontier: 33 complaints2015 GMC Canyon: 304 complaints20152016 Nissan Frontier: 44 complaints2016 GMC Canyon: 271 complaints2017 Nissan Frontier: 38 complaints2017 GMC Canyon: 66 complaints20172018 Nissan Frontier: 25 complaints2018 GMC Canyon: 53 complaints2019 Nissan Frontier: 28 complaints2019 GMC Canyon: 17 complaints20192020 Nissan Frontier: 23 complaints2020 GMC Canyon: 15 complaints2021 Nissan Frontier: 21 complaints2021 GMC Canyon: 13 complaints20212022 Nissan Frontier: 112 complaints2022 GMC Canyon: 29 complaints2023 Nissan Frontier: 68 complaints2023 GMC Canyon: 63 complaints20232024 Nissan Frontier: 23 complaints2024 GMC Canyon: 208 complaints2025 Nissan Frontier: 11 complaints2025 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints20252026 Nissan Frontier: 11 complaints2026 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints2026

Every model year

YearFrontier recallsFrontier complaintsCanyon recallsCanyon complaints
202611128
202531128
20243233208
2023168363
20226112129
2021221213
2020223015
2019128017
2018225153
2017138166
20161444271
20150338304
2014242——
2013148——
2012380223
2011164512
201045928
2009337327
20085136238
20071520342
20064617448
200535323113

Nissan Frontier: top problems

Power Train971
Fuel System785
Engine653
Electrical System288
Air Bags270
Service Brakes196

GMC Canyon: top problems

Steering448
Electrical System268
Exterior Lighting212
Power Train185
Engine162
Service Brakes119
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Nissan Frontier or the GMC Canyon?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 3,162 complaints about the Nissan Frontier 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 Nissan Frontier or the GMC Canyon?

NHTSA lists 37 recall campaigns for the Nissan Frontier and 31 for the GMC Canyon since model year 2000.