Gmc Acadia Reliability
7,538 NHTSA complaints (2007–2026). Complaint rate: 86.6 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2007–2008 Gmc Acadia (58 crash-related complaints). The 2020–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Gmc Acadia Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 1,264 | 2.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1,006 | 1.1% |
| AIR BAGS | 871 | 6.7% |
| STEERING | 761 | 2.9% |
| ENGINE | 705 | 2.3% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 687 | 1.0% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 261 | 0.8% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 219 | 5.5% |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 196 | 1.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 147 | 6.8% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007AVOID | — | 641 | 17 | 10 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 1,295 | 41 | 19 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 485 | 13 | 20 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 435 | 5 | 9 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 372 | 10 | 11 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 393 | 14 | 2 | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 189 | 7 | 17 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014AVOID | — | 596 | 19 | 1 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 303 | 8 | 3 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 273 | 10 | 1 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 925 | 12 | 4 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 503 | 19 | 2 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 494 | 8 | 2 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 136 | 10 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 199 | 13 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 68 | 4 | 1 | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 62 | 4 | 2 | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 76 | 0 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 89 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Gmc Acadiaaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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