GMC Acadia vs Dodge Durango

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	GMC Acadia	Dodge Durango
Complaints on file	7,790	19,369
Model years covered	2007–2026	1997–2026
Worst model year	2017	2000
Best model year	2025	2025
Crashes reported	220	947
Fires reported	109	512
Injuries reported	207	616
Deaths reported	1	16
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	6.9%	10.8%

GMC Acadia by year

641 1,297 486 436 373 401 196 604 313 282 955 532 542 165 219 76 68 80 110 14

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,376 17.7%

Electrical System 1,083 13.9%

Airbags 909 11.7%

Steering 811 10.4%

Engine & Cooling 809 10.4%

Other & Unspecified 725 9.3%

Lights 280 3.6%

Brakes 260 3.3%

Dodge Durango by year

5 1,553 3,172 1,471 964 556 485 1,421 2,001 1,039 241 127 13 1,186 922 905 1,030 667 223 306 333 210 71 272 86 50 28 12 20

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 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

Suspension 3,854 19.9%

Electrical System 2,766 14.3%

Engine & Cooling 2,475 12.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,079 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,367 7.1%

Lights 1,131 5.8%

Brakes 1,026 5.3%

Airbags 856 4.4%