GMC Acadia problems, by model year and system
2,203 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the GMC Acadia 2016–2027, and the 4 systems the record is deep on — transmission and drivetrain (644), electrical (538), engine (274), airbag (216). Each system has a page across the years; 10 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsTransmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Airbag problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
GMC Acadia complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | transmission and drivetrain | electrical | engine | airbag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 9 in all | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 65 in all | 4 | 4 | 6 | — |
| 2024 61 in all | 7 | 8 | 10 | — |
| 2023 43 in all | 12 | 9 | 12 | — |
| 2022 49 in all | 4 | 15 | 14 | — |
| 2021 149 in all | 17 | 38 | 32 | 9 |
| 2020 105 in all | 22 | 28 | 30 | — |
| 2019 386 in all | 154 | 105 | 58 | — |
| 2018 396 in all | 163 | 109 | 35 | — |
| 2017 704 in all | 237 | 194 | 63 | 76 |
| 2016 236 in all | 21 | 25 | 13 | 130 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich GMC Acadia system draws the most complaints?
Transmission and drivetrain: 644 complaints across 12 model years, 29% of everything owners filed about the GMC Acadia. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which GMC Acadia year has the most complaints?
2017 (704), 2018 (396), 2019 (386). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.