Worst years for a GMC Sierra 1500
Owners have filed 11,637 complaints about the GMC Sierra 1500 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
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2019 GMC Sierra 1500907 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every GMC Sierra 1500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B | 152 | 0 | 0 | 3,202 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | B | 176 | 7 | 0 | 16,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2024 | C | 491 | 6 | 0 | 19,650 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | D | 633 | 9 | 4 | 21,936 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | D | 773 | 14 | 8 | 39,400 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | D | 774 | 7 | 12 | 48,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | D | 688 | 18 | 6 | 20,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | D | 907 | 19 | 9 | 11,090 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | C | 426 | 16 | 3 | 33,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | C | 476 | 22 | 5 | 38,934 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | C | 448 | 14 | 18 | 47,417 | Brakes |
| 2015 | D | 933 | 30 | 15 | 46,000 | Brakes |
| 2014 | D | 1,031 | 39 | 9 | 59,000 | Steering |
| 2013 | A | 147 | 2 | 1 | 72,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2012 | A | 149 | 7 | 0 | 60,000 | Airbags |
| 2011 | C | 364 | 9 | 4 | 56,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | B | 217 | 2 | 4 | 61,500 | Airbags |
| 2009 | B | 280 | 5 | 4 | 65,614 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 442 | 13 | 7 | 75,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 313 | 14 | 2 | 67,500 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 183 | 12 | 5 | 54,400 | Brakes |
| 2005 | B | 218 | 6 | 16 | 73,150 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | B | 253 | 12 | 2 | 57,384 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | B | 210 | 15 | 4 | 72,075 | Brakes |
| 2002 | B | 192 | 20 | 0 | 76,741 | Brakes |
| 2001 | B | 171 | 14 | 0 | 98,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | B | 215 | 15 | 0 | 93,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | B | 182 | 10 | 0 | 108,894 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 68 | 6 | 2 | 80,500 | Brakes |
| 1997 | A | 100 | 0 | 0 | 80,000 | Steering |
| 1996 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 143,828 | Brakes |
| 1995 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1994 | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129,775 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
What breaks on a GMC Sierra 1500
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 1500
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Sierra 1500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Sierra 1500 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 1500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.