GMC Sonoma vs Cadillac SRX

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 Sonoma	Cadillac SRX
Complaints on file	1,739	4,169
Model years covered	1984–2005	2004–2019
Worst model year	1995	2012
Best model year	2002	2006
Crashes reported	179	269
Fires reported	19	48
Injuries reported	69	197
Deaths reported	2	2
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Lights
Share of complaints involving harm	15.5%	12.4%

GMC Sonoma by year

1 1 35 33 72 297 254 190 160 202 78 180 108 74 53 1

84 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 05

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

What breaks

Brakes 530 30.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 240 13.8%

Engine & Cooling 134 7.7%

Body & Structure 125 7.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 109 6.3%

Seats 79 4.5%

Electrical System 74 4.3%

Airbags 68 3.9%

Cadillac SRX by year

324 162 96 69 71 31 632 575 515 493 454 537 208 2

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19

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

What breaks

Lights 1,570 37.7%

Electrical System 378 9.1%

Suspension 258 6.2%

Other & Unspecified 258 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 250 6.0%

Engine & Cooling 240 5.8%

Brakes 212 5.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 168 4.0%