Worst years for a GMC Sierra
Owners have filed 4,896 complaints about the GMC Sierra with NHTSA across model years 1976 to 2017. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every GMC Sierra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | B | 77 | 5 | 1 | 35,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 39,500 | Electrical System |
| 2015 | C | 67 | 4 | 2 | 1,800 | Lights |
| 2014 | C | 132 | 8 | 2 | 3,032 | Lights |
| 2013 | C | 46 | 6 | 2 | 6,500 | Airbags |
| 2012 | C | 46 | 7 | 7 | 25,371 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | B | 67 | 1 | 0 | 47,500 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2010 | C | 43 | 3 | 2 | 53,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | B | 48 | 3 | 0 | 41,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | B | 84 | 4 | 0 | 68,850 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 71 | 7 | 2 | 70,000 | Brakes |
| 2006 | B | 65 | 3 | 3 | 41,000 | Brakes |
| 2005 | B | 152 | 3 | 2 | 55,437 | Brakes |
| 2004 | D | 224 | 12 | 7 | 46,000 | Brakes |
| 2003 | D | 248 | 16 | 3 | 50,750 | Brakes |
| 2002 | D | 291 | 26 | 3 | 40,490 | Brakes |
| 2001 | D | 333 | 41 | 2 | 50,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | F | 557 | 58 | 3 | 68,352 | Brakes |
| 1999 | D | 721 | 58 | 2 | 63,632 | Brakes |
| 1998 | C | 230 | 19 | 8 | 74,500 | Brakes |
| 1997 | C | 302 | 6 | 5 | 78,850 | Brakes |
| 1996 | D | 310 | 20 | 8 | 83,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1995 | D | 327 | 24 | 0 | 131,200 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1994 | B | 221 | 3 | 2 | 110,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1993 | C | 109 | 9 | 1 | 55,675 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1992 | — | 33 | 2 | 2 | — | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1991 | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 30 | 1 | 12 | 55,000 | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 22 | 2 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Tires |
| 1987 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1983 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1977 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1976 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a GMC Sierra
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 Sierra
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Sierra, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Sierra 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 Sierra
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.