GMC Pickup vs Toyota Land Cruiser

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 Pickup	Toyota Land Cruiser
Complaints on file	149	372
Model years covered	1988–2002	1977–2021
Worst model year	1999	2000
Best model year	1995	2001
Crashes reported	13	43
Fires reported	0	3
Injuries reported	6	26
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	12.8%	20.2%

GMC Pickup by year

1 5 5 2 9 14 12 28 22 25 15 6 5

88 90 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Brakes 46 30.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 23 15.4%

Steering 11 7.4%

Engine & Cooling 9 6.0%

Body & Structure 9 6.0%

Tires 8 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 7 4.7%

Toyota Land Cruiser by year

4 1 2 6 4 1 6 14 3 5 13 10 9 25 10 16 20 21 27 41 12 17 11 8 11 10 4 11 6 5 5 8 2 3 7 8 5 1

77 80 82 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 21

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

What breaks

Brakes 72 19.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 35 9.4%

Seat Belts 29 7.8%

Airbags 25 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 24 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 23 6.2%

Body & Structure 22 5.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 21 5.6%