BMW 530I vs GMC Canyon

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	BMW 530I	GMC Canyon
Complaints on file	808	1,948
Model years covered	1994–2025	2004–2026
Worst model year	2004	2015
Best model year	1994	2025
Crashes reported	56	62
Fires reported	55	35
Injuries reported	43	37
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	19.1%	6.9%

BMW 530I by year

12 7 29 32 61 175 84 128 109 25 38 28 15 20 10 5 27 3

94 95 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 205 25.4%

Electrical System 106 13.1%

Engine & Cooling 89 11.0%

Seats 67 8.3%

Seat Belts 43 5.3%

Brakes 41 5.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 4.8%

Lights 38 4.7%

GMC Canyon by year

103 146 81 61 68 35 9 20 30 401 355 91 72 22 20 14 42 101 258 13 6

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 441 22.6%

Electrical System 266 13.7%

Lights 216 11.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 178 9.1%

Engine & Cooling 156 8.0%

Brakes 115 5.9%

Other & Unspecified 97 5.0%

Stability & Traction Control 64 3.3%