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Best and worst years for the GMC Sierra 3500

Of the 15 model years of the GMC Sierra 3500 with enough data to compare, the 2024 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (79), and the 2008 has the fewest (8).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, GMC Sierra 3500 0 40 80 1996: 0 '96 1997: 11 1998: 6 1999: 14 '99 2000: 9 9 '00 2001: 22 2002: 12 '02 2003: 3 2004: 14 2005: 18 '05 2006: 8 2007: 10 2008: 8 8 '08 2009: 7 2010: 1 2011: 9 '11 2012: 11 2013: 4 2014: 4 '14 2015: 32 2016: 13 2017: 10 '17 2018: 14 2019: 16 2020: 69 69 '20 2021: 28 2022: 45 2023: 45 '23 2024: 79 79 '24 2025: 27 2026: 8 '26
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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 yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19960
199711
19986
199914
20009
200122
200212
20033
200414
200518
20068
200710
20088
20097
20101
20119
201211
20134
20144
201532
201613
201710
201814
201916
202069
202128
202245
202345
202479
202527
20268

What stands out

The 2024 stands out, with about 3.6 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2020, 2022, 2023.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2024 and 2020. Or the years with the fewest: 2008 and 2000.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202688
20252727
20247979
20234545
20224545
20212828
20206972
20191620
20181420
20171018
20161327
20153242
2014410
2013415
20121115
2011924
201012
200978
2008828
20071019
2006814
20051829
20041429
200339
20021229
20012244
2000930
19991425
1998612
19971115
199602