GMC Acadia
Owners filed 5,544 complaints across 20 model years of the GMC Acadia. The 2008 drew the most (854); the 2026 the fewest (7).
Model years20
Complaints5,544
Recalls72
Fires76
Deaths1
Every GMC Acadia model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2025 | 63 | 0 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2024 | 57 | 0 | — | 2 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2023 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2022 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 149 | 2 | — | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 100 | 6 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 384 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2018 | 393 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2017 | 702 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2016 | 236 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2015 | 243 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2014 | 462 | 6 | 2 | 15 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2013 | 135 | 3 | 8 | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 296 | 5 | 2 | 8 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2011 | 269 | 5 | 10 | 8 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2010 | 343 | 4 | 8 | 5 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2009 | 331 | 7 | 14 | 8 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2008 | 854 | 5 | 13 | 22 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2007 | 428 | 5 | 7 | 13 | Power Train | Above average |
Which GMC Acadia years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 854 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 5 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.