GMC Canyon vs Chevrolet HHR

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	GMC Canyon	Chevrolet HHR
Complaints on file	1,948	4,753
Model years covered	2004–2026	2006–2011
Worst model year	2015	2006
Best model year	2025	2010
Crashes reported	62	265
Fires reported	35	38
Injuries reported	37	164
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Steering	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	6.9%	9.9%

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%

Chevrolet HHR by year

1,367 943 784 689 682 288

06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Steering 1,591 33.5%

Electrical System 763 16.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 375 7.9%

Airbags 332 7.0%

Body & Structure 264 5.6%

Brakes 245 5.2%

Engine & Cooling 210 4.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 193 4.1%