GMC backover prevention problems
Across all GMC models in NHTSA's complaint database, 174 complaints involve backover prevention. The Sierra 1500 accounts for the largest share (33%). The single worst model year is the 2019 Sierra 1500 with 12 backover prevention complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 174 about backover prevention, all GMC models
- Most affected
- Sierra 1500 33% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which GMC models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra 1500 | 57 | 33% |
| Acadia | 37 | 21% |
| Yukon | 26 | 15% |
| Terrain | 25 | 14% |
| Yukon XL | 12 | 7% |
| Sierra 2500 | 6 | 3% |
| Sierra 3500 | 5 | 3% |
| Canyon | 4 | 2% |
| Sierra Denali | 1 | 1% |
| Sierra EV | 1 | 1% |
Worst model years for backover prevention
- 2019 GMC Sierra 150012 complaints
- 2021 GMC Acadia9 complaints
- 2024 GMC Sierra 15009 complaints
- 2022 GMC Sierra 15007 complaints
- 2019 GMC Terrain7 complaints
Backover prevention complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 20 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Among the 51 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 35,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.