Worst years for a GMC Acadia
Owners have filed 7,790 complaints about the GMC Acadia with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2026. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
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2017 GMC Acadia955 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every GMC Acadia year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2025 | A | 110 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2024 | A | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | Brakes |
| 2023 | C | 68 | 4 | 2 | 16,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | C | 76 | 4 | 1 | 28,000 | Electrical System |
| 2021 | C | 219 | 14 | 0 | 27,792 | Electrical System |
| 2020 | C | 165 | 10 | 0 | 9,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | C | 542 | 8 | 3 | 39,700 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | D | 532 | 19 | 2 | 32,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | D | 955 | 13 | 4 | 34,261 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | B | 282 | 10 | 2 | 49,000 | Airbags |
| 2015 | B | 313 | 8 | 3 | 50,000 | Airbags |
| 2014 | C | 604 | 19 | 2 | 65,000 | Airbags |
| 2013 | C | 196 | 7 | 17 | 82,500 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | C | 401 | 14 | 2 | 76,000 | Steering |
| 2011 | C | 373 | 10 | 12 | 70,000 | Steering |
| 2010 | C | 436 | 5 | 10 | 75,000 | Steering |
| 2009 | C | 486 | 13 | 20 | 76,588 | Steering |
| 2008 | D | 1,297 | 41 | 19 | 83,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2007 | C | 641 | 17 | 10 | 75,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a GMC Acadia
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a GMC Acadia
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Acadia, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Acadia problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the GMC Acadia
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.