GMC Terrain vs Toyota Tacoma

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	Toyota Tacoma
Complaints on file	4,355	10,741
Model years covered	2010–2026	1995–2026
Worst model year	2012	2007
Best model year	2022	2026
Crashes reported	192	927
Fires reported	48	133
Injuries reported	156	444
Deaths reported	1	23
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	9.1%	14.2%

GMC Terrain by year

426 557 500 485 385 384 183 181 324 299 299 53 71 69 74 26 39

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 1,269 29.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 504 11.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 463 10.6%

Electrical System 346 7.9%

Other & Unspecified 303 7.0%

Brakes 287 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 272 6.2%

Airbags 167 3.8%

Toyota Tacoma by year

214 321 148 358 303 274 504 443 479 545 871 977 676 558 613 347 231 406 169 134 143 417 319 281 304 126 116 79 73 191 110 11

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 26

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 2,215 20.6%

Suspension 1,579 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 950 8.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 781 7.3%

Other & Unspecified 719 6.7%

Brakes 673 6.3%

Engine & Cooling 603 5.6%

Airbags 562 5.2%