Worst years for a GMC Jimmy
Owners have filed 3,778 complaints about the GMC Jimmy with NHTSA across model years 1982 to 2004. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every GMC Jimmy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2003 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2001 | B | 141 | 12 | 0 | 63,853 | Lights |
| 2000 | C | 307 | 22 | 5 | 72,000 | Suspension |
| 1999 | C | 202 | 18 | 1 | 73,000 | Suspension |
| 1998 | C | 355 | 26 | 5 | 71,696 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1997 | C | 421 | 36 | 8 | 70,000 | Suspension |
| 1996 | D | 605 | 67 | 9 | 100,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | F | 713 | 95 | 8 | 118,182 | Brakes |
| 1994 | C | 424 | 65 | 6 | 141,262 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 263 | 44 | 11 | 163,000 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 134 | 11 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 139 | 16 | 9 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1986 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1984 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | Seats |
| 1983 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a GMC Jimmy
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 Jimmy
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Jimmy, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Jimmy 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 Jimmy
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.