GMC Sierra 3500 by model year

790 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the GMC Sierra 3500 across 28 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the GMC Sierra 3500

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints
1997	15
1998	12
1999	25
2000	30
2001	44
2002	29
2004	29
2005	29
2007	19
2008	28
2009	8
2010	2
2011	24
2012	15
2013	15
2014	10
2015	42
2016	27
2017	18
2018	20
2019	20
2020	72
2021	28
2022	45
2023	45
2024	79
2025	27
2026	8

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2026	8		2
2025	27	Brakes (19%)	1
2024	79	Electrical system (19%)	3
2023	45	Drivetrain & axles (31%)	1
2022	45	Electrical system (16%)	3
2021	28	Drivetrain & axles (25%)	5
2020	72	Drivetrain & axles (26%)	8
2019	20		7
2018	20		6
2017	18		7
2016	27	Brakes (22%)	7
2015	42	Electrical system (14%)	7
2014	10		3
2013	15		4
2012	15		4
2011	24		5
2010	2		5
2009	8		5
2008	28	Air bags (61%)	3
2007	19		3
2005	29	Brakes (35%)
2004	29	Brakes (48%)
2002	29	Brakes (35%)	2
2001	44	Brakes (36%)	2
2000	30	Brakes (40%)	2
1999	25	Brakes (40%)	1
1998	12		2
1997	15		1