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Best and worst years for the GMC Sonoma

Of the 13 model years of the GMC Sonoma with enough data to compare, the 1994 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (170), and the 1991 has the fewest (11).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, GMC Sonoma 0 100 200 1990: 0 '90 1991: 11 11 '91 1992: 15 15 '92 1993: 37 '93 1994: 170 170 '94 1995: 163 163 '95 1996: 118 '96 1997: 80 '97 1998: 100 '98 1999: 46 '99 2000: 126 '00 2001: 82 '01 2002: 57 '02 2003: 36 '03 2005: 0 '05
  • 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)
19900
199111
199215
199337
1994170
1995163
1996118
199780
1998100
199946
2000126
200182
200257
200336
20050

What stands out

The 1994 stands out, with about 2.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1995, 2000.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1994 and 1995. Or the years with the fewest: 1991 and 1992.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
200501
20033653
20025774
200182108
2000126180
19994678
1998100202
199780160
1996118190
1995163254
1994170297
19933772
19921533
19911135
199001