Toyota Tacoma vs GMC Canyon: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Toyota Tacoma has 53 recalls and 7,379 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

Toyota TacomaGMC Canyon
Recalls5331
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls00
Owner complaints7,3791,446
Crashes reported54341
Fires reported9422
Injuries reported36835
Most reported problemStructureSteering

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Toyota TacomaGMC Canyon
2005 Toyota Tacoma: 707 complaints2005 GMC Canyon: 113 complaints20052006 Toyota Tacoma: 782 complaints2006 GMC Canyon: 48 complaints2007 Toyota Tacoma: 541 complaints2007 GMC Canyon: 42 complaints20072008 Toyota Tacoma: 450 complaints2008 GMC Canyon: 38 complaints2009 Toyota Tacoma: 520 complaints2009 GMC Canyon: 27 complaints20092010 Toyota Tacoma: 294 complaints2010 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints2011 Toyota Tacoma: 186 complaints2011 GMC Canyon: 12 complaints20112012 Toyota Tacoma: 295 complaints2012 GMC Canyon: 23 complaints2013 Toyota Tacoma: 125 complaints20132014 Toyota Tacoma: 93 complaints2015 Toyota Tacoma: 102 complaints2015 GMC Canyon: 304 complaints20152016 Toyota Tacoma: 324 complaints2016 GMC Canyon: 271 complaints2017 Toyota Tacoma: 245 complaints2017 GMC Canyon: 66 complaints20172018 Toyota Tacoma: 210 complaints2018 GMC Canyon: 53 complaints2019 Toyota Tacoma: 219 complaints2019 GMC Canyon: 17 complaints20192020 Toyota Tacoma: 90 complaints2020 GMC Canyon: 15 complaints2021 Toyota Tacoma: 81 complaints2021 GMC Canyon: 13 complaints20212022 Toyota Tacoma: 59 complaints2022 GMC Canyon: 29 complaints2023 Toyota Tacoma: 54 complaints2023 GMC Canyon: 63 complaints20232024 Toyota Tacoma: 155 complaints2024 GMC Canyon: 208 complaints2025 Toyota Tacoma: 118 complaints2025 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints20252026 Toyota Tacoma: 14 complaints2026 GMC Canyon: 8 complaints2026

Every model year

YearTacoma recallsTacoma complaintsCanyon recallsCanyon complaints
202601428
2025511828
202451553208
2023454363
2022359129
2021081213
2020190015
20194219017
20183210153
20175245166
201643244271
201541028304
2014493——
20136125——
20127295223
20119186512
20101329428
200913520327
200811450238
200710541342
200611782448
2005107073113

Toyota Tacoma: top problems

Structure1,872
Suspension1,271
Power Train882
Vehicle Speed Control732
Unknown or other688
Service Brakes592

GMC Canyon: top problems

Steering448
Electrical System268
Exterior Lighting212
Power Train185
Engine162
Service Brakes119
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Toyota Tacoma or the GMC Canyon?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 7,379 complaints about the Toyota Tacoma 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 Toyota Tacoma or the GMC Canyon?

NHTSA lists 53 recall campaigns for the Toyota Tacoma and 31 for the GMC Canyon since model year 2000.