Best and worst years for the GMC Sierra 2500

Of the 26 model years of the GMC Sierra 2500 with enough data to compare, the 2024 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (149), and the 1999 has the fewest (14).

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.

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Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1994	0
1997	5
1998	5
1999	14
2000	18
2001	67
2002	55
2003	76
2004	85
2005	86
2006	45
2007	27
2008	20
2009	20
2010	5
2011	29
2012	20
2013	23
2014	29
2015	64
2016	49
2017	39
2018	41
2019	32
2020	107
2021	66
2022	55
2023	42
2024	149
2025	42
2026	17

What stands out

The 2024 stands out, with about 3.5 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2024 and 2020. Or the years with the fewest: 1999 and 2000.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	17	17
2025	42	42
2024	149	149
2023	42	42
2022	55	55
2021	66	66
2020	107	115
2019	32	40
2018	41	46
2017	39	51
2016	49	77
2015	64	100
2014	29	39
2013	23	57
2012	20	40
2011	29	81
2010	5	11
2009	20	37
2008	20	78
2007	27	98
2006	45	78
2005	86	159
2004	85	175
2003	76	193
2002	55	164
2001	67	171
2000	18	63
1999	14	42
1998	5	19
1997	5	14
1994	0	2