2018 GMC Canyon: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

19 builds left the factory as a 2018 Canyon, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 17 main configurations sell for $10,814–$30,000 today.

  • 17 main configurations
  • 7,945 vehicles built
  • 159 for sale right now
  • $10,814–$30,000 typical price range

Which Canyon is yours?

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What actually differs

SLE · 4WD SLE Work Truck 1GTG5BEN-J Work Truck 1GTH5BEA-J
Engine 3.6L 6-cyl 3.6L 6-cyl 3.6L 6-cyl 2.5L 4-cyl
Typical price today $20,545 $21,202 $20,907 $14,999
For sale right now 56 19 9 13
Vehicles built 2,759 1,560 465 446
Same on every 2018 Canyon
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup
  • Seats 5
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

241 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
SLE · 4WD
$20,545
SLE
$21,202
Work Truck
$14,999
$10,489 $14,838 $19,187 $23,536 $27,885
Price trend

Median down $1,599 over the last 12 months.

2018 Canyon price history →
Will it hold value?

A Canyon typically keeps about 63% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $12,614 today.

Canyon depreciation by year →
Cost to run

20/26 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,110/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2018 Canyon

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

1 recall on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

What 1GTG5BEN-J means

1GT G5BEN · J
1GT
the World Manufacturer Identifier GMC registered — assembled in the United States
G5BEN
together encode the Canyon line — Pickup, 3.6L 6cyl — as GMC filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
J
in position 10 — model year 2018
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 1GTG5BEN 0J1129836
2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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