GMC Sierra vs Jeep Liberty

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	Jeep Liberty
Complaints on file	4,896	11,711
Model years covered	1976–2017	2000–2012
Worst model year	2000	2002
Best model year	2011	2009
Crashes reported	354	820
Fires reported	84	218
Injuries reported	189	631
Deaths reported	11	19
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	13%	14.4%

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%

Jeep Liberty by year

7 12 2,330 1,732 1,440 1,461 1,812 941 766 146 271 241 552

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Suspension 2,062 17.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,786 15.3%

Airbags 1,356 11.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,213 10.4%

Electrical System 901 7.7%

Body & Structure 895 7.6%

Engine & Cooling 605 5.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 516 4.4%