Can-Am Spyder GS

Owners filed 45 complaints across 2 model years of the Can-Am Spyder GS. The 2008 drew the most (31); the 2009 the fewest (14).

Model years2

Complaints45

Recalls5

Fires6

Deaths0

Every Can-Am Spyder GS model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2009	14		2	3	1	Steering	Routine
2008	31		3	3	3	Steering	Routine

Which Can-Am Spyder GS years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 31 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 3 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.