FaultScore

Worst years for a GMC GMC

Owners have filed 198 complaints about the GMC GMC with NHTSA across model years 1973 to 2003. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1995 GMC GMC

30 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.

Cleanest on record

1999 GMC GMC

20 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every GMC GMC 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2003 3 0 0 Lights
2002 4 0 0 Electrical System
2001 8 1 0 Steering
2000 C 15 0 0 Steering
1999 C 20 1 0 Brakes
1998 F 26 5 0 Brakes
1997 C 15 0 1 Steering
1996 9 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 F 30 3 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1994 C 12 1 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1993 C 10 4 0 Brakes
1992 4 1 1 Transmission & Drivetrain
1991 9 0 2 Brakes
1990 6 0 1 Brakes
1989 5 1 0 Steering
1988 5 0 2 Engine & Cooling
1986 3 0 0 Steering
1985 1 0 0 Tires
1984 2 0 1 Electrical System
1982 2 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1980 3 0 0 Tires
1979 2 1 0 Steering
1977 1 0 0 Seat Belts
1975 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1973 2 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a GMC GMC

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 43 21.7%

Worst in 1998

Steering 19 9.6%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 9.1%

Worst in 1995

Lights 13 6.6%

Worst in 1998

Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.6%

Worst in 1995

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 6.1%

Worst in 1995

Tires 12 6.1%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 11 5.6%

Worst in 1998

Seat Belts 10 5.1%

Worst in 1995

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 4.0%

Worst in 1999

Seats 7 3.5%

Worst in 1999

Electrical System 6 3.0%

Worst in 2002

Other & Unspecified 6 3.0%

Worst in 1994

Airbags 5 2.5%

Worst in 1995

Exactly what failed on a GMC GMC

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 18 24.7%
Automatic Transmission 11 15.1%
Foundation Components 8 11.0%
Gasoline 6 8.2%
Headlights 6 8.2%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 6 8.2%
Anchorage 5 6.8%
Hydraulic Power Assist System 5 6.8%
Drum 4 5.5%
Tank Assembly 4 5.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every GMC GMC, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 1995 peak 10 Mar 2008

Compare the GMC GMC

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.