GEO Prizm 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	GEO Prizm	GMC Canyon
Complaints on file	795	1,948
Model years covered	1990–2002	2004–2026
Worst model year	1994	2015
Best model year	1998	2025
Crashes reported	197	62
Fires reported	25	35
Injuries reported	138	37
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	45.5%	6.9%

GEO Prizm by year

54 72 75 95 173 130 68 63 11 33 9 9 3

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Airbags 177 22.3%

Seat Belts 107 13.5%

Engine & Cooling 66 8.3%

Body & Structure 66 8.3%

Brakes 60 7.5%

Electrical System 52 6.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 43 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 37 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%