Worst years for a GMC Sonoma
Owners have filed 1,739 complaints about the GMC Sonoma with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2005. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every GMC Sonoma 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 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 2003 | C | 53 | 3 | 1 | 44,119 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | B | 74 | 2 | 1 | 37,900 | Brakes |
| 2001 | C | 108 | 9 | 1 | 52,724 | Body & Structure |
| 2000 | C | 180 | 17 | 0 | 60,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1999 | C | 78 | 6 | 3 | 55,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | C | 202 | 15 | 2 | 68,180 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1997 | C | 160 | 20 | 0 | 54,000 | Brakes |
| 1996 | D | 190 | 34 | 1 | 94,325 | Brakes |
| 1995 | D | 254 | 35 | 0 | 96,500 | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 297 | 23 | 2 | 115,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 72 | 8 | 5 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 33 | 3 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 35 | 3 | 3 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1984 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a GMC Sonoma
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 Sonoma
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Sonoma, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Sonoma 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 Sonoma
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.