2016 Gmc Canyon: owner complaints and recalls

66% of everything owners report about the 2016 Gmc Canyon points at a single system: steering. That is 177 of 267 complaints on file.

267
Complaints
4
Recalls
8
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
4
Injuries
28.5
Severity index

Severity index 28.5 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 28.5p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2016 Gmc Canyon sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 140 2016 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2016 Gmc Canyon ranks 119 of 140 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 15% of its model-year peers. See the full 2016 ranking.

What actually fails

SteeringSteering: 177 complaints (66.3%)177 66%Power TrainPower Train: 39 complaints (14.6%)39 15%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 37 complaints (13.9%)37 14%EngineEngine: 21 complaints (7.9%)21 8%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 19 complaints (7.1%)19 7%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 13 complaints (4.9%)13 5%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 11 complaints (4.1%)11 4%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 10 complaints (3.7%)10 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING17766.3%
POWER TRAIN3914.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3713.9%
ENGINE217.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER197.1%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)134.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL114.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM103.7%

Complaints filed per year

025502016: 132017: 212018: 102019: 182020: 252021: 302022: 502023: 322024: 322025: 252026: 11 (partial year)161718192021225023242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201613
201721
201810
201918
202025
202130
202250
202332
202432
202525
2026 (year to date)11
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V62100005/10/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.
18V35800031/05/2018FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from
15V80700001/12/2015LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Colorado trucks manufactured August 25, 2015 to September 24, 2015, and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured August 28, 2015 to September 24, 2015. The affected vehicles have a console compartment lid latch assembl
16V12500002/03/2016AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 19, 2016, to February 2, 2016, Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured January 9, 2016, to January 26, 2016, and 2016 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 21, 2016, to
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.