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Best and worst years for the GMC Sierra

Of the 26 model years of the GMC Sierra with enough data to compare, the 1999 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (477), and the 1992 has the fewest (7).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, GMC Sierra 0 250 500 1990: 12 12 '90 1991: 3 1992: 7 7 '92 1993: 34 1994: 75 '94 1995: 174 1996: 184 '96 1997: 174 1998: 132 '98 1999: 477 477 '99 2000: 391 391 '00 2001: 249 2002: 201 '02 2003: 146 2004: 137 '04 2005: 84 2006: 34 '06 2007: 30 2008: 39 '08 2009: 32 2010: 38 '10 2011: 66 2012: 45 '12 2013: 44 2014: 126 '14 2015: 56 2016: 4 '16 2017: 76
  • 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 yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199012
19913
19927
199334
199475
1995174
1996184
1997174
1998132
1999477
2000391
2001249
2002201
2003146
2004137
200584
200634
200730
200839
200932
201038
201166
201245
201344
2014126
201556
20164
201776

What stands out

The 1999 stands out, with about 6.3 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1999 and 2000. Or the years with the fewest: 1992 and 1990.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20177677
201648
20155667
2014126132
20134446
20124546
20116667
20103843
20093248
20083984
20073071
20063465
200584152
2004137224
2003146248
2002201291
2001249333
2000391557
1999477721
1998132230
1997174302
1996184310
1995174327
199475221
199334109
1992733
1991312
19901230