GMC Acadia — YEARS TO AVOID
Data updated 2026-09-01. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.
Avoid: 2008, 2017 · Best bets: 2023, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2020, 2013
COMPLAINT HISTORY
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| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 428 |
| 2008 | 854 |
| 2009 | 331 |
| 2010 | 343 |
| 2011 | 269 |
| 2012 | 296 |
| 2013 | 135 |
| 2014 | 461 |
| 2015 | 243 |
| 2016 | 235 |
| 2017 | 702 |
| 2018 | 390 |
| 2019 | 381 |
| 2020 | 99 |
| 2021 | 147 |
| 2022 | 48 |
| 2023 | 42 |
| 2024 | 55 |
| 2025 | 62 |
| 2026 | 6 |
EVERY YEAR, RANKED
| Year | Ranking | Complaints | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not enough data | 6 | Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict. |
| 2025 | Recommended | 62 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2024 | Recommended | 55 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2023 | Recommended | 42 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2022 | Recommended | 48 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2021 | Recommended | 147 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2020 | Recommended | 99 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2019 | Caution | 381 | This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2018 | Caution | 390 | This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2017 | Avoid | 702 | This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year. |
| 2016 | Recommended | 235 | This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year. |
| 2015 | Recommended | 243 | This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year. |
| 2014 | Caution | 461 | This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2013 | Recommended | 135 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2012 | Recommended | 296 | This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year. |
| 2011 | Recommended | 269 | This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year. |
| 2010 | Caution | 343 | This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2009 | Caution | 331 | This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2008 | Avoid | 854 | This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year. |
| 2007 | Caution | 428 | This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year. |