GMC Acadia vs RAM 1500

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	RAM 1500
Complaints on file	7,767	16,530
Model years covered	2007–2026	2009–2026
Worst model year	2017	2019
Best model year	2025	2009
Crashes reported	219	905
Fires reported	109	286
Injuries reported	207	464
Deaths reported	1	16
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	6.9%	10.1%

GMC Acadia by year

641 1,297 486 436 373 401 196 603 313 280 954 529 539 163 215 74 67 80 107 13

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 1,373 17.7%

Electrical System 1,081 13.9%

Airbags 907 11.7%

Steering 810 10.4%

Engine & Cooling 804 10.4%

Other & Unspecified 723 9.3%

Lights 280 3.6%

Brakes 257 3.3%

RAM 1500 by year

47 1,598 2,401 1,963 2,094 1,181 898 2,138 900 1,130 1,020 331 126 603 100

09 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

Engine & Cooling 2,645 16.0%

Steering 2,604 15.8%

Electrical System 2,295 13.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,497 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,421 8.6%

Brakes 1,245 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 1,222 7.4%

Airbags 561 3.4%