Best and worst years for the GMC Sierra 1500

Of the 30 model years of the GMC Sierra 1500 with enough data to compare, the 2021 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (829), and the 1998 has the fewest (16).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1994	2
1995	0
1996	0
1997	39
1998	16
1999	27
2000	37
2001	36
2002	41
2003	77
2004	140
2005	105
2006	90
2007	90
2008	96
2009	67
2010	73
2011	182
2012	68
2013	69
2014	664
2015	587
2016	288
2017	291
2018	261
2019	527
2020	581
2021	829
2022	797
2023	671
2024	514
2025	197
2026	208

What stands out

The 2021 stands out, with about 6.8 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2021 and 2022. Or the years with the fewest: 1998 and 1999.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	208	208
2025	197	197
2024	514	514
2023	671	671
2022	797	797
2021	829	829
2020	581	717
2019	527	934
2018	261	432
2017	291	478
2016	288	451
2015	587	936
2014	664	1,037
2013	69	148
2012	68	149
2011	182	364
2010	73	217
2009	67	280
2008	96	442
2007	90	314
2006	90	183
2005	105	218
2004	140	253
2003	77	210
2002	41	192
2001	36	171
2000	37	215
1999	27	182
1998	16	68
1997	39	100
1996	0	7
1995	0	3
1994	2	15