YearToAvoid

GMC Best and Worst Years by Model

15 GMC models, 28,092 NHTSA owner complaints and 401 recall campaigns for model years 2005–2025. Pick a model to see which years to avoid and which are the safest bets.

GMC models ranked by owner complaints

Sorted by popularity. Years to avoid / best years come from each model’s own Complaint Index.

Verdicts are based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls per model-year, compared within each model. This is not a reliability rating. How the Complaint Index works.

ModelYearsComplaintsRecallsYears to avoidBest yearsTop issue
GMC Acadia2007–20255,551372008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 20192013, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024Transmission & Powertrain
GMC Terrain2010–20253,079212011, 2012, 2013, 20202021, 2022, 2023, 2025Engine
GMC Yukon2005–20253,985542007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2023, 20242012, 2014Engine
GMC Sierra 15002005–20258,475822014, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 20242010, 2012, 2013Engine
GMC Canyon2005–20251,343312005, 2015, 2016, 2023, 20242010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020Steering
GMC Yukon XL2005–20252,447452007, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 20232010, 2012, 2013, 2014Engine
GMC Envoy2005–20091,15392005, 2006—Fuel System
GMC Sierra 25002005–20251,126382015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 20252010, 2013, 2014, 2018Electrical System
GMC Denali2007–20155902011, 2012, 2015—Airbags
GMC Savana2005–202567412005, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2019—Suspension, Wheels & Tires
GMC Sierra 35002005–2025416382015, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 20252012, 2013, 2014Electrical System
GMC Envoy Denali2006–20071180——Electrical System
GMC Envoy XL20061095——Fuel System
GMC Envoy XL 3702005–20061090——Fuel System
GMC Yukon Hybrid2008–20125502008, 2009—Airbags

GMC model years with the most complaints

Raw complaint counts (not adjusted for age or sales). Click through for the breakdown.

  1. 2008 GMC Acadia · 854 complaints · 5 recalls Avoid
  2. 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 · 854 complaints · 20 recalls Avoid
  3. 2015 GMC Sierra 1500 · 793 complaints · 15 recalls Caution
  4. 2017 GMC Acadia · 703 complaints · 4 recalls Avoid
  5. 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 · 671 complaints · 10 recalls Avoid
  6. 2015 GMC Yukon · 602 complaints · 10 recalls Avoid
  7. 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 · 585 complaints · 6 recalls Avoid
  8. 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 · 570 complaints · 7 recalls Avoid
  9. 2007 GMC Yukon · 548 complaints · 4 recalls Avoid
  10. 2005 GMC Envoy · 488 complaints · 2 recalls Avoid

How we rank GMC years

For each model we compare its own model years using the Complaint Index: complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and “Do Not Drive” recalls reported to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. The top quarter of a model’s years is marked Avoid, the bottom quarter Best. Because NHTSA publishes no sales data, models are not ranked against each other. Full details in the methodology.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases; U.S. EPA fuel economy data; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Data updated Sep 24, 2026. Read the methodology and data sources. The Complaint Index is based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls; it is not a reliability rating.