Gmc Terrain
Owners filed 3,103 complaints across 17 model years of the Gmc Terrain. The 2011 drew the most (386); the 2025 the fewest (13).
Model years17
Complaints3,103
Recalls40
Fires30
Deaths1
Every Gmc Terrain model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2023 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2022 | 59 | 2 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 35 | 2 | — | 4 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 195 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2019 | 183 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 220 | 5 | 1 | 14 | Service Brakes | Above average | |
| 2017 | 133 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 152 | 2 | — | 9 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 297 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Visibility/Wiper | Above average | |
| 2014 | 296 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2013 | 364 | 3 | 2 | 14 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2012 | 364 | 4 | 5 | 17 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2011 | 386 | 4 | 8 | 11 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2010 | 290 | 3 | — | 10 | Engine | Above average |
Which Gmc Terrain years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2011 is the weakest year on record, with 386 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 4 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.