GMC Sonoma vs Nissan Titan

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	Nissan Titan
Complaints on file	1,739	4,171
Model years covered	1984–2005	2004–2024
Worst model year	1995	2004
Best model year	2002	2024
Crashes reported	179	158
Fires reported	19	71
Injuries reported	69	79
Deaths reported	2	12
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	15.5%	7.7%

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%

Nissan Titan by year

1,295 1,104 545 195 174 66 61 31 28 19 12 18 257 125 70 34 70 21 26 20

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,398 33.5%

Engine & Cooling 593 14.2%

Brakes 565 13.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 287 6.9%

Electrical System 270 6.5%

Suspension 210 5.0%

Airbags 156 3.7%

Other & Unspecified 120 2.9%