Worst years for a GMC Savana
Owners have filed 449 complaints about the GMC Savana with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2022. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every GMC Savana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2021 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2019 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | C | 12 | 3 | 0 | 53,900 | Steering |
| 2015 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Airbags |
| 2014 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Equipment & Accessories |
| 2013 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 2012 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2011 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2010 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 2009 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2008 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | 36,000 | Brakes |
| 2006 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 70,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 45,461 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | D | 17 | 2 | 3 | 22,925 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | D | 23 | 2 | 1 | 27,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 13 | 1 | 0 | 17,500 | Body & Structure |
| 2001 | C | 23 | 0 | 1 | 54,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2000 | F | 70 | 7 | 2 | 55,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | D | 64 | 4 | 0 | 61,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | C | 39 | 0 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1997 | F | 63 | 2 | 4 | 86,853 | Brakes |
| 1996 | C | 45 | 0 | 0 | 66,175 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1995 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
What breaks on a GMC Savana
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1998
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1996
Worst in 2000
Worst in 1999
Exactly what failed on a GMC Savana
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Savana, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Savana 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 Savana
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.