GMC Sierra by model year

4,854 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the GMC Sierra across 37 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

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.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	30
1991	12
1992	33
1993	109
1994	221
1995	327
1996	310
1997	302
1998	230
1999	721
2000	557
2001	333
2002	291
2003	248
2004	224
2005	152
2006	65
2007	71
2008	84
2009	48
2010	43
2011	67
2012	46
2013	46
2014	132
2015	67
2016	8
2017	77

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2026				15 to 25
2025				15 to 26
2024				15 to 25
2023				15 to 26
2022				15 to 26
2021				14 to 26
2020				15 to 26
2019				15 to 21
2018				17 to 20
2017	77	Drivetrain & axles (29%)		17 to 20
2016	8		2	17 to 20
2015	67	Lighting (46%)	6	17 to 20
2014	132	Lighting (49%)	11	17 to 20
2013	46	Air bags (15%)	3	14 to 21
2012	46	Electrical system (15%)	2	14 to 21
2011	67	Air bags (15%)	2	14 to 21
2010	43	Air bags (19%)		14 to 22
2009	48	Air bags (21%)	1	14 to 21
2008	84	Air bags (36%)	2	14 to 17
2007	71	Brakes (20%)	2	14 to 17
2006	65	Brakes (42%)	4	16 to 17
2005	152	Brakes (24%)	9	16 to 17
2004	224	Brakes (34%)	7	16 to 17
2003	248	Brakes (35%)	6
2002	291	Brakes (52%)	4
2001	333	Brakes (47%)	4
2000	557	Brakes (44%)	8
1999	721	Brakes (49%)	5
1998	230	Brakes (30%)
1997	302	Brakes (25%)
1996	310	Wipers, windshield & visibility (28%)	2
1995	327	Wipers, windshield & visibility (45%)	6
1994	221	Wipers, windshield & visibility (53%)	3
1993	109	Wipers, windshield & visibility (23%)	2
1992	33	Wipers, windshield & visibility (27%)	3
1991	12		1
1990	30	Brakes (40%)	1