GMC Sierra 1500
Owners filed 8,819 complaints across 33 model years of the GMC Sierra 1500. The 2014 drew the most (738); the 1995 the fewest (3).
Model years33
Complaints8,819
Recalls142
Fires95
Deaths2
Every GMC Sierra 1500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2025 | 115 | 1 | — | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2024 | 354 | 1 | — | 5 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2023 | 468 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2022 | 583 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2021 | 564 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2020 | 464 | 12 | 5 | 12 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2019 | 638 | 10 | 3 | 12 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2018 | 300 | 7 | 1 | 10 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2017 | 353 | 5 | 4 | 14 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2016 | 341 | 7 | 13 | 11 | Service Brakes | Do not drive | |
| 2015 | 717 | 9 | 9 | 23 | Service Brakes | Above average | |
| 2014 | 738 | 9 | 7 | 24 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2012 | 107 | 3 | — | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 284 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2010 | 168 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 234 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2008 | 381 | 2 | 5 | 12 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2007 | 262 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2006 | 145 | 2 | 5 | 8 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 177 | 3 | 9 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 212 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Above average | |
| 2003 | 180 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2002 | 166 | 4 | — | 17 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2001 | 140 | 5 | — | 10 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2000 | 181 | 3 | — | 10 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 1999 | 158 | 4 | — | 9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 1998 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1997 | 83 | 5 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 | — | — | Visibility/Wiper | Routine |
Which GMC Sierra 1500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2014 is the weakest year on record, with 738 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 9 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.