GMC Sierra vs Ford Expedition

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 Sierra	Ford Expedition
Complaints on file	4,896	11,934
Model years covered	1976–2017	1991–2026
Worst model year	2000	2003
Best model year	2011	2026
Crashes reported	354	739
Fires reported	84	845
Injuries reported	189	603
Deaths reported	11	33
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13%	18.6%

GMC Sierra by year

2 4 1 5 2 6 22 30 12 33 109 221 327 310 302 230 721 557 333 291 248 224 152 65 71 84 48 43 67 46 46 132 67 8 77

76 77 82 83 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 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,507 30.8%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 527 10.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 345 7.0%

Steering 264 5.4%

Electrical System 262 5.4%

Engine & Cooling 242 4.9%

Body & Structure 206 4.2%

Airbags 196 4.0%

Ford Expedition by year

1 1 4 1 3 1,065 1,022 1,137 1,136 739 415 800 381 452 395 267 179 42 74 92 167 116 96 229 278 480 479 617 519 296 172 93 112 57 17

91 93 94 95 96 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

Engine & Cooling 2,039 17.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,559 13.1%

Electrical System 1,412 11.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 837 7.0%

Brakes 768 6.4%

Tires 689 5.8%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 635 5.3%

Suspension 561 4.7%