Gmc Envoy Reliability
3,271 NHTSA complaints (1995–2009). Complaint rate: 1936.7 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 2002–2007 Gmc Envoy (211 crash-related complaints). The 2009 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Gmc Envoy Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 499 | 1.4% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 427 | 0.2% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 217 | 1.4% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 156 | 1.3% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 124 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 117 | 62.4% |
| ENGINE | 91 | 3.3% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 85 | 2.4% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 63 | 4.8% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 60 | 6.7% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 1996View→ |
| 1998GOOD | — | 24 | 0 | — | View 1998View→ |
| 1999GOOD | — | 13 | 0 | — | View 1999View→ |
| 2000GOOD | — | 41 | 0 | — | View 2000View→ |
| 2001GOOD | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 626 | 55 | 14 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 510 | 59 | 14 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 483 | 34 | 19 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 682 | 46 | 20 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 466 | 9 | 32 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 284 | 8 | 22 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 102 | 7 | 4 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 25 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
See also: Gmc Envoyaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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