BMW X1 vs GMC Sierra 2500

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	BMW X1	GMC Sierra 2500
Complaints on file	957	2,297
Model years covered	2013–2026	1994–2026
Worst model year	2018	2001
Best model year	2013	1998
Crashes reported	44	112
Fires reported	19	64
Injuries reported	33	59
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	10%	10.4%

BMW X1 by year

61 89 87 186 212 79 17 21 13 1 116 49 25 1

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 159 16.6%

Engine & Cooling 142 14.8%

Electrical System 141 14.7%

Brakes 123 12.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 114 11.9%

Body & Structure 65 6.8%

Stability & Traction Control 42 4.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 39 4.1%

GMC Sierra 2500 by year

2 14 19 42 63 171 164 193 175 159 78 98 78 37 11 81 40 57 39 100 77 51 46 40 108 65 54 41 141 38 15

94 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 523 22.8%

Electrical System 291 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 208 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 203 8.8%

Airbags 167 7.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 145 6.3%

Other & Unspecified 140 6.1%

Steering 133 5.8%