GMC Canyon vs Ford Contour

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	Ford Contour
Complaints on file	1,948	4,570
Model years covered	2004–2026	1993–2001
Worst model year	2015	1995
Best model year	2025	1994
Crashes reported	62	211
Fires reported	35	167
Injuries reported	37	174
Deaths reported	0	6
Most complained-about part	Steering	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	6.9%	12.2%

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%

Ford Contour by year

5 13 1,323 858 314 1,189 616 248 4

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 704 15.4%

Electrical System 646 14.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 435 9.5%

Brakes 366 8.0%

Suspension 305 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 284 6.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 232 5.1%

Body & Structure 231 5.1%