Gmc Sierra 1500 Reliability

10,666 NHTSA complaints (1994–2026). Complaint rate: 55.5 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
77.9
Complaints
10,666
Crash Rate
3.3%
Fire Rate
1.3%
Injuries
237
Fatalities
3

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2014–2023 Gmc Sierra 1500 (185 crash-related complaints). The 2012–2013 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ENGINE.

Avoid These Years

2014–2023
~641/yr complaints · 185 crashes
2008
~439/yr complaints · 13 crashes

Average

1999–2007
~215/yr complaints
2009–2011
~286/yr complaints

Better Years

2012–2013
~145/yr complaints
1994–1998
~39/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2026
539 complaints so far

Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.

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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Gmc Sierra 1500 — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2014 (1,020)
02935878801,17319941997200020032006200920122015201820212024

Common Gmc Sierra 1500 Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ENGINE1,6000.9%
SERVICE BRAKES1,1996.5%
POWER TRAIN1,0901.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9641.1%
AIR BAGS9248.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER8151.2%
STEERING5514.5%
STRUCTURE:BODY4102.9%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING3111.3%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3045.3%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1994GOOD150View
1995GOOD301View
1996GOOD711View
1997GOOD1000View
1998GOOD6862View
199918210View
200021515View
200117114View
200219220View
2003210154View
2004253122View
2005218616View
2006182125View
2007310112View
2008AVOID439137View
200928054View
201021624View
201136294View
2012GOOD1437View
2013GOOD14721View
2014AVOID1,020399View
2015AVOID9153015View
2016AVOID4381418View
2017AVOID468225View
2018AVOID406163View
2019AVOID797199View
2020AVOID609155View
2021AVOID629712View
2022AVOID6481410View
2023AVOID48494View
2024TOO NEW3735View
2025TOO NEW1127View
2026TOO NEW540View

See also: Gmc Sierra 1500accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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