FaultScore

Pontiac GTO 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 Pontiac GTO GMC Canyon
Complaints on file 786 1,948
Model years covered 1968–2006 2004–2026
Worst model year 2004 2015
Best model year 2006 2025
Crashes reported 23 62
Fires reported 3 35
Injuries reported 17 37
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Suspension Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 5.6% 6.9%

Pontiac GTO by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 488 62.1%
Tires 130 16.5%
Steering 15 1.9%
Engine & Cooling 14 1.8%
Airbags 13 1.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 1.3%

GMC Canyon by year

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

What breaks