FaultScore

Worst years for a GMC K1500

Owners have filed 106 complaints about the GMC K1500 with NHTSA across model years 1985 to 1996. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1995 GMC K1500

30 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1996 GMC K1500

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every GMC K1500 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
1996 B 14 1 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1995 F 30 4 0 Brakes
1994 C 29 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1993 C 12 2 1 Brakes
1992 6 0 3 Electrical System
1991 3 0 0 Steering
1990 6 2 1 Brakes
1989 2 0 0 Electrical System
1988 1 0 0 Suspension
1985 3 0 1 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a GMC K1500

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

Brakes 30 28.3%

Worst in 1995

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 20 18.9%

Worst in 1994

Seats 14 13.2%

Worst in 1995

Electrical System 7 6.6%

Worst in 1992

Suspension 6 5.7%

Worst in 1995

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 4.7%

Worst in 1994

Seat Belts 4 3.8%

Worst in 1985

Airbags 3 2.8%

Worst in 1995

Lights 3 2.8%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 3 2.8%

Worst in 1994

Engine & Cooling 2 1.9%

Worst in 1994

Steering 2 1.9%

Worst in 1996

Body & Structure 2 1.9%

Worst in 1994

Equipment & Accessories 2 1.9%

Worst in 1994

Exactly what failed on a GMC K1500

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

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 16 30.2%
Motor 10 18.9%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 8 15.1%
Recliner 4 7.5%
Switch 3 5.7%
Buckle Assembly 3 5.7%
Ignition 3 5.7%
Drum 2 3.8%
Seal 2 3.8%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator 2 3.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every GMC K1500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 6 Dec 2013

Compare the GMC K1500

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