GMC Canyon

The 2026 Canyon in brief

The 2026 GMC Canyon is a standard pickup truck offered with a 2.7L 4-cyl turbo engine and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive.

It measures about 213 inches long and 75 inches wide on a 132-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,716 lb (Crewcab 2WD).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 20 MPG combined (19 city / 23 highway), 2% worse than the 2026 standard pickup truck average of 20.5 MPG, for an estimated $3,350 a year in fuel.

It has 2 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the power train.

The GMC Canyon has 20 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2026, classed as Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD, Small Pickup Trucks 2WD.

Its most efficient year was 2018 at 25 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 20 to 25 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the steering (438), electrical system (197), exterior lighting (170).

Buying used? 2020 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2015 has the most recalls (8); all years together count 26 campaigns and 1,181 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Canyon compares

The 2005 GMC Canyon is a standard pickup truck offered with 2 engines (2.8L 4-cyl and 3.5L 5-cyl) and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 207 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 126-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,752 lb (Crew Cab S/Box 2WD /Sl).

About the GMC Canyon

The Chevrolet Colorado is a series of compact pickup trucks and mid-size pickup trucks marketed by American automaker General Motors. They were introduced in 2004 to replace the Chevrolet S-10 and GMC S-15/Sonoma compact pickups. The Colorado is named after the U.S. state of Colorado, while the Canyon took its name from the deep chasm between cliffs.

From the Wikipedia article "Chevrolet Colorado", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.