2015 GMC Canyon reliability

Is it reliable?

NHTSA's file on the 2015 GMC Canyon holds 303 complaints after 12 years, a rate of 20 per year. That is more complaints per year than most Canyon years here — over the median of the other years, which is 4. NHTSA has 8 recalls on file, including Electric power steering, Fuel pump, and Frontal.

2012 GMC Canyon — Photo by 42-BRT, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0

Complaints

303

Per year

Recalls

Years on the road

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Steering (226 of 303), then Powertrain (38) and Electronic stability control (ESC) (36). Those filings include 7 that report a crash, 4 that report a fire, and 3 that report an injury.

Next to 2014 and 2016

The 2014 Canyon has 0 complaints, 0 per year, and the 2016 has 268 complaints, 15 per year. The 2015 has more complaints per year than the 2014. The 2015 has more complaints per year than the 2016.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2015 GMC Canyon. How we count. Data as of 2026-10-16.

Recalls (8)

Recall Electric power steering 2021-03-25 · NHTSA campaign 21V213000

Summary General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles. The power steering assist may be lost due to a poor electrical connection within the steering gear assembly.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace steering gear torque sensor cover assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202325410.

Recall Fuel pump 2018-05-31 · NHTSA campaign 18V358000

Summary General 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 its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pump, and high pressure fuel pipe, free of charge. The recall began July 2, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 18188.

Recall air bags, frontal 2017-10-05 · NHTSA campaign 17V621000

Summary General 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.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17387.

Recall Electric power steering 2016-02-01 · NHTSA campaign 16V054000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 17, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2015, to March 19, 2015. A poor electrical connection within the steering gear connector may cause a loss of power steering assist.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear torque sensor cover assembly, free of charge. The recall began March 1, 2016. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15595.

Recall hydraulic brakes, foundation components, disc, caliper 2015-05-12 · NHTSA campaign 15V278000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to December 24, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience the front brake calipers leaking brake fluid. This is due to air pockets, an imperfection in the metal caliper body.

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the front-brake calipers if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 9, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14888.

Recall Seats 2015-05-08 · NHTSA campaign 15V267000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks manufactured January 6, 2014, to April 1, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the hooks that secure the driver's and/or front passenger's seat frame may not have been properly attached to the vehicle body during assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems."

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats, correcting their installation as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on June 2, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15150.

Recall air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator 2015-03-18 · NHTSA campaign 15V157000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado vehicles manufactured September 15, 2014, to January 21, 2015, and 2015 GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured October 3, 2014, to December 9, 2014. The affected vehicles have a front driver air bag inflator that may be misaligned to the air bag module backplate. This can cause the inflator to separate from the backplate during a deployment.

Remedy GM has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the driver air bag module inflator for proper alignment, replacing the air bag, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 15037.

Recall Air bags 2014-10-09 · NHTSA campaign 14V645000

Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon vehicles manufactured January 6, 2014, to October 1, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver air bag connections may have been wired incorrectly. This could reverse the deployment sequence and disrupt the deployment timing of the driver air bag. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module (SDM), free of charge. The recall began on October 6, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet) or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14690.

Complaints by component (303 total)

Steering

226

Powertrain

Electronic stability control (ESC)

Electrical system

Engine

Service brakes

Air bags

Visibility and wipers

Fuel and propulsion system

Exterior lighting

Wheels

Hydraulic brakes

Seats

Structure

Suspension

Traction control

Engine and engine cooling

Speed control

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Crash-flagged

Fire-flagged

Injury reports

Death reports

Complaints filed per year

Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings

"The contact owns a 2015 GMC Canyon. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the "Power Steering Assist Lost" message displayed, and the steering wheel became stiff and difficult to turn in either…"
Steering · filed 2026-09-16
"Power steering and stabalink malfunction causing a radom and very dangerous complete power steering failure. GM was forced to do two recalls for this failure, one in 2016 and another in 2021 but they excluded any Canyon…"
Steering · filed 2026-07-24
"Was driving my truck and would randomly lose power steering while driving. When the power steering cut out it would jerk the steering wheel to the left a little bit and if I pulled over and turned the key off and turned…"
Steering · filed 2026-06-23
"Driving I15 and went to take my exit and the power steering went out and I almost rolled the truck now the eps won’t even come on. There needs to be a recall for my vin like there is for all other trucks that year.…"
Steering, Electrical system · filed 2026-06-06

NHTSA crash ratings

Version	Overall	Front	Side	Rollover
2015 GMC Canyon PU/CC 4WD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated
2015 GMC Canyon PU/CC RWD	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated	Not rated
2015 GMC Canyon PU/EC 4WD	4 stars	4 stars	5 stars	3 stars
2015 GMC Canyon PU/EC RWD	4 stars	4 stars	5 stars	3 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim	Engine	Transmission	Drive	City	Hwy	Combined	Annual fuel cost
Canyon two-wheel drive	3.6L, 6-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	18	25	21 MPG	$3100
Canyon two-wheel drive	2.5L, 4-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	20	26	22 MPG	$2950
Canyon two-wheel drive	2.5L, 4-cyl	Manual 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	19	25	22 MPG	$2950
Canyon four-wheel drive	3.6L, 6-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Four-wheel drive	17	24	20 MPG	$3250
Canyon four-wheel drive	2.5L, 4-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Four-wheel drive	19	24	21 MPG	$3100
Canyon Cab Chassis two-wheel drive	3.6L, 6-cyl	Automatic 6-speed	Rear-wheel drive	15	18	16 MPG	$4050

Specs and fitment

2nd generation, 2015–2022

Body styles Pickup

Oil dexos1 5W-30 (4-cylinder/V6 per manual) , 6 qt capacity

Tire size 255/65R17, 265/70R16, 265/60R18 (trim dependent)

Towing capacity 7,700 lbs

Known issues for this generation

NHTSA campaign 18V-358 covers certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon trucks (with Colorado, Malibu, Acadia, and other GM models): the high-pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange and damage the high-pressure fuel line, creating a fuel-leak fire risk; dealers replace the pump and pipe. Campaign 17V-621 covers certain 2015-2016 Canyon and Colorado trucks where the driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment; dealers replace the driver frontal air bag module. Shared campaign unit counts cover multiple GM nameplates.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2015 GMC Canyon reliable?

What are common problems with a 2015 GMC Canyon?

Is the 2015 GMC Canyon more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2014 Canyon has 0 complaints, 0 per year, and the 2016 has 268 complaints, 15 per year. The 2015 has more complaints per year than the 2014. The 2015 has more complaints per year than the 2016.

Has the 2015 GMC Canyon been recalled?

The 2015 GMC Canyon has 8 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2015 GMC Canyon?

Owners have filed 303 complaints about the 2015 GMC Canyon with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2015 GMC Canyon get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2015 GMC Canyon is 20.3 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What engine oil does a GMC Canyon use?

US Canyon manuals specify dexos-approved oil for your engine in the maintenance schedule.

What generation is the 2024 GMC Canyon?

3rd generation (2023-on).

What tire sizes does a GMC Canyon use?

Sizes vary widely by generation and trim; third-gen examples include 265/65R18, 275/60R20, and 285/70R17.