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GMC years to avoid

For every GMC model, the model years with more than twice that model's typical number of owner complaints, and the years with the fewest. Based on 48,197 owner complaints.

The worst GMC model years

Years to avoid from the last 20 model years, with the most owner complaints. The last column shows how far each year is above a typical year of the same GMC model.

CarComplaintsvs typical yearMain problem
2008 GMC Acadia8542.9xTransmission
2014 GMC Sierra 15007442.6xSteering
2015 GMC Sierra 15007212.5xBrakes
2017 GMC Acadia7072.4xTransmission
2019 GMC Sierra 15006622.3xEngine
2022 GMC Sierra 15006072.1xEngine
2021 GMC Sierra 15006032.1xEngine
2015 GMC Yukon5303.4xLights
2007 GMC Yukon4282.7xAirbags
2021 GMC Yukon3472.2xEngine
2015 GMC Yukon XL3094.5xLights
2015 GMC Canyon3047.2xSteering

GMC models: years to avoid and best years

Amber: more than twice the typical complaints for that model. Green: the years with the fewest complaints among years with enough cars on the road.

ModelYears to avoidBest years
Sierra 150020142015201920212022200620122013
Acadia20082017201320202022
Yukon200720152021200620142020
Sierra2001200220032004200920102013
TerrainNone stand out201720212022
EnvoyNone stand out
Yukon XL201520162017202120222023200620092013
Sierra 25002001200220032004200920102014
Canyon2005201520162024200920122019
Yukon Denali200420072011200620162017
Envoy XLNone stand out
Sierra 350020202024200920122014
Yukon Denali XL200720112015200620132014
SavanaNone stand out200720162019
Yukon XL 150020032007200620102012
Sierra DenaliNone stand out200620092013
DenaliNone stand out201020132014
Envoy XL 3702005
Envoy DenaliNone stand out

Questions about the GMC years to avoid

What GMC years should you avoid?

The GMC model years with the most owner complaints, each well above a typical year of the same model, are the 2008 Acadia (2.9 times typical, mostly transmission), the 2014 Sierra 1500 (2.6 times typical, mostly steering), the 2015 Sierra 1500 (2.5 times typical, mostly brakes), the 2017 Acadia (2.4 times typical, mostly transmission) and the 2019 Sierra 1500 (2.3 times typical, mostly engine).

What is the most common problem with GMC vehicles?

Across all models, most GMC owner complaints are about brakes, engine and electrical.

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