Compare the2025 Jeep GladiatorVS 2025 GMC Canyon

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, Full-Time Four-Wheel Drive is standard on the Gladiator. But it costs extra on the Canyon.

Both the Gladiator 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, rearview cameras, available crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, blind spot warning systems, rear parking sensors and rear cross-path warning.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Jeep Gladiator is safer than the GMC Canyon:

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The Gladiator’s corrosion warranty is unlimited miles longer than the Canyon’s (unlimited vs. 100,000 miles).

Jeep pays for scheduled maintenance on the Gladiator for 2 years and unlimited miles. Jeep will pay for oil changes, tire rotations, air filter replacements, brake fluid replacement, inspections, and any other required maintenance (up to 2 visits). GMC only pays for the first scheduled maintenance visit on the Canyon.

There are over 43 percent more Jeep dealers than there are GMC dealers, which makes it easier should you ever need service under the Gladiator’s warranty.

The Gladiator has a solid front axle with a floating power axle for durability that the Canyon 4x4’s independent front suspension and exposed front driveshafts don’t offer.

A reliable vehicle saves its owner time, money and trouble. Nobody wants to be stranded or have to be without a vehicle while it’s being repaired. Consumer Reports rates the Gladiator’s reliability 35 points higher than the Canyon.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Jeep vehicles are better in initial quality than GMC vehicles. With 1 fewer problems per 100 vehicles, JD Power ranks Jeep higher than GMC.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Jeep vehicles are more reliable than GMC With 16 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Jeep higher than GMC.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ March 2025 Auto Issue reports that Jeep vehicles are more reliable than GMC vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Jeep 1 place higher in reliability than GMC.

As tested in Car and Driver the Jeep Gladiator is faster than the GMC Canyon:

On the EPA test cycle the Gladiator gets better mileage than the Canyon:

The Gladiator’s standard front and rear disc brakes are vented to help dissipate heat for shorter stops with less fading. The rear discs on the Canyon are solid, not vented.

The Gladiator stops shorter than the Canyon:

The Gladiator Rubicon has an active front sway bar, which helps keep it flat and controlled during cornering, but disconnects at lower speeds to smooth the ride and offer greater off-road suspension articulation. This helps keep the tires glued to the road on-road and off. The Canyon doesn’t offer an active sway bar system.

The front and rear suspension of the Gladiator uses coil springs for better ride, handling and control than the Canyon, which uses leaf springs in the rear. Coil springs compress more progressively and offer more suspension travel for a smoother ride with less bottoming out.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Gladiator’s wheelbase is 5.9 inches longer than on the Canyon (137.3 inches vs. 131.4 inches).

The Gladiator’s front to rear weight distribution is more even (52.8% to 47.2%) than the Canyon’s (56% to 44%). This gives the Gladiator more stable handling and braking.

The Gladiator Overland handles at .75 G’s, while the Canyon AT4X pulls only .72 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The Gladiator Sport executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the Canyon AT4X (28.5 seconds @ .58 average G’s vs. 29.1 seconds @ .58 average G’s).

For greater off-road capability the Gladiator Sport has a greater minimum ground clearance than the Canyon (10 vs. 9.6 inches), allowing the Gladiator to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The Gladiator 4x4 is 6.7 inches shorter in height than the Canyon, making the Gladiator much easier to wash and garage and drive (lower center of gravity).

The Gladiator has .5 inches more front headroom, 2.5 inches more rear headroom, 3.6 inches more rear legroom and 2.8 inches more rear hip room than the Canyon.

A low lift-over bed design makes loading and unloading the Gladiator easier. The Gladiator’s bed lift-over height is 29.7 inches, while the Canyon’s liftover is 35.8 inches.

All models of the Gladiator can be flat towed on all four wheels, allowing recreational vehicle owners to bring it with them on the road. When they reach their destination, the Gladiator can be unhitched and driven around locally. Only the Canyon AT4 can be dinghy towed.

The Gladiator has a higher optional payload capacity than the Canyon 4x4 (1725 vs. 1610 lbs.).

The Gladiator’s speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The Canyon’s manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

Compared to the GMC Canyon, the Jeep Gladiator eliminates the need for separate garage door openers and associated risks of losing, breaking, or having dead batteries with its optional integrated Homelink® universal remote controlled from the driver’s visor.

The Gladiator was chosen as a Car and Driver’s “Top Ten” for 2020. The Canyon has never been chosen by Car and Driver in their “10Best” issue.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Gladiator as the 2020 North American Truck of the Year. The Canyon has never been chosen.

The Jeep Gladiator outsold the GMC Canyon by 18% during 2024.