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GMC Acadia problems by year

7,526 complaints across 16 model years, 2007–2025. 2008 draws the most at 1,297; 2025 the fewest at 106.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
2007 641 Power train (28.9%) 17 10 0
2008 1,297most Power train (21.6%) 41 19 0
2009 486 Steering (23.5%) 13 20 0
2010 436 Steering (33.9%) 5 10 1
2011 373 Steering (17.2%) 10 12 0
2012 401 Steering (11.5%) 14 2 0
2013 196 Electrical system (19.4%) 7 17 0
2014 603 Air bags (40.6%) 19 2 0
2015 310 Air bags (35.2%) 8 3 0
2016 280 Air bags (46.4%) 10 2 0
2017 954 Power train (24.6%) 13 4 0
2018 529 Power train (30.8%) 19 2 0
2019 539 Power train (28.4%) 8 3 0
2020 160 Electrical system (16.9%) 10 0 0
2021 215 Electrical system (17.2%) 13 0 0
2025 106 Service brakes (34.0%) 1 0 0