GMC Terrain vs Chrysler Pacifica

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 Terrain	Chrysler Pacifica
Complaints on file	4,388	10,755
Model years covered	2010–2026	2003–2026
Worst model year	2012	2018
Best model year	2022	2024
Crashes reported	192	336
Fires reported	48	145
Injuries reported	156	181
Deaths reported	1	6
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	9%	6.2%

GMC Terrain by year

426 557 500 485 385 384 183 181 330 301 304 54 81 70 75 29 43

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 1,273 29.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 505 11.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 467 10.6%

Electrical System 349 8.0%

Other & Unspecified 307 7.0%

Brakes 292 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 278 6.3%

Airbags 168 3.8%

Chrysler Pacifica by year

1 1,332 1,802 1,056 481 155 6 2,378 1,377 480 270 681 356 248 72 40 20

03 04 05 06 07 08 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 2,412 22.4%

Electrical System 1,443 13.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,429 13.3%

Body & Structure 1,093 10.2%

Steering 755 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 728 6.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 643 6.0%

Suspension 493 4.6%