GMC Sierra vs Toyota RAV4

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	Toyota RAV4
Complaints on file	4,896	12,161
Model years covered	1976–2017	1994–2025
Worst model year	2000	2021
Best model year	2011	1997
Crashes reported	354	1,192
Fires reported	84	437
Injuries reported	189	602
Deaths reported	11	14
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13%	18.5%

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%

Toyota RAV4 by year

4 1 54 61 92 75 34 418 682 392 183 168 880 1,240 708 397 498 403 357 332 279 400 295 413 443 1,181 800 519 219 255 264 114

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

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,636 13.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,400 11.5%

Electrical System 1,369 11.3%

Other & Unspecified 1,077 8.9%

Steering 945 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 902 7.4%

Airbags 852 7.0%

Brakes 674 5.5%