Worst years for a GMC Safari
Owners have filed 1,537 complaints about the GMC Safari with NHTSA across model years 1985 to 2005. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every GMC Safari 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 185 | Steering |
| 2004 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75,500 | Brakes |
| 2003 | B | 19 | 1 | 1 | 43,600 | Brakes |
| 2002 | C | 35 | 4 | 1 | 28,530 | Brakes |
| 2001 | B | 55 | 1 | 2 | 50,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | D | 95 | 17 | 0 | 62,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 92 | 7 | 1 | 60,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1998 | C | 111 | 9 | 2 | 80,000 | Brakes |
| 1997 | D | 200 | 10 | 3 | 78,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1996 | D | 199 | 11 | 3 | 93,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1995 | F | 256 | 48 | 6 | 112,000 | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 142 | 17 | 2 | 123,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 79 | 8 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 66 | 4 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 60 | 14 | 3 | 150,000 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 44 | 2 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | Steering |
| 1988 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1987 | — | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | Seats |
| 1985 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a GMC Safari
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 Safari
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Safari, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Safari 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 Safari
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.