Reliability & cost of ownership
GMC Acadia Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the GMC Acadia? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
GMC Acadia problems by model year
73 recall entries and 5,595 owner complaints on file across 20 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Acadia | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2025 Acadia | 0 | 69 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Acadia | 0 | 61 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 Acadia | 4 | 50 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Acadia | 3 | 52 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Acadia | 2 | 156 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Acadia | 6 | 106 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Acadia | 2 | 388 | 4.5 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Acadia | 2 | 398 | 4.5 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Acadia | 4 | 707 | 4.5 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Acadia | 4 | 236 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Acadia | 4 | 243 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Acadia | 6 | 463 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Acadia | 3 | 135 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Acadia | 5 | 296 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 Acadia | 5 | 269 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 Acadia | 4 | 343 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 Acadia | 7 | 331 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 Acadia | 5 | 854 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 Acadia | 5 | 428 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the GMC Acadia, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train1,379 complaints
- electrical system1,087 complaints
- air bags910 complaints
- steering813 complaints
- engine751 complaints
- unknown or other732 complaints
- exterior lighting278 complaints
- structure250 complaints