Compare the2025 Chevrolet ColoradoVS 2025 GMC Canyon

Both the Colorado and the Canyon have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, available all wheel drive and around view monitors.

There are over 73 percent more Chevrolet dealers than there are GMC dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Colorado’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Chevrolet vehicles are better in initial quality than GMC vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Chevrolet second in initial quality, above the industry average. With 41 more problems per 100 vehicles, GMC is ranked 20th, below the industry average.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the statistics that show that Chevrolet vehicles are more reliable than GMC vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Chevrolet fourth in reliability, above the industry average. With 32 more problems per 100 vehicles, GMC is ranked 18th.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ March 2025 Auto Issue reports that Chevrolet vehicles are more reliable than GMC vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Chevrolet 4 places higher in reliability than GMC.

As tested in Motor Trend the Chevrolet Colorado is faster than the GMC Canyon:

The Colorado stops shorter than the Canyon:

The Colorado LT 4x4 handles at .78 G’s, while the Canyon AT4X pulls only .70 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Colorado LT 4x4 executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 2.1 seconds quicker than the Canyon AT4X (27 seconds @ .64 average G’s vs. 29.1 seconds @ .58 average G’s).

A low lift-over bed design makes loading and unloading the Colorado easier. The Colorado’s bed lift-over height is 34.5 inches, while the Canyon’s liftover is 35.8 inches.

The Colorado has a higher standard payload capacity than the Canyon:

The Colorado has a higher maximum payload capacity than the Canyon (1710 vs. 1670 lbs.).

In case you lock your keys in your vehicle, or don’t have them with you, you can let yourself in using the Colorado’s available exterior PIN entry system. The Canyon doesn’t offer an exterior PIN entry system, and its OnStar® can’t unlock the doors if the vehicle doesn’t have cell phone reception or the driver can’t contact the service.

Insurance will cost less for the Colorado owner. The Complete Car Cost Guide estimates that insurance for the Colorado will cost $360 less than the Canyon over a five-year period.

Motor Trend performed a comparison test in its March 2024 issue and the Chevrolet Colorado LT 4x4 won out over the GMC Canyon AT4X.

Motor Trend selected the Colorado as their 2024 Truck of the Year. The Canyon has never been chosen.

The Chevrolet Colorado outsold the GMC Canyon by almost three to one during 2024.