Reliability & cost of ownership
Gmc Savana 1500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Gmc Savana 1500? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Gmc Savana 1500 problems by model year
2 recall entries and 42 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Savana 1500 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Savana 1500 | 0 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Savana 1500 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Savana 1500 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Savana 1500 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Savana 1500 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Savana 1500 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Savana 1500 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Savana 1500 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Savana 1500 | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Savana 1500 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Savana 1500 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Savana 1500 | 1 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Savana 1500 | 1 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Gmc Savana 1500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes9 complaints
- steering5 complaints
- unknown or other4 complaints
- hydraulic4 complaints
- tires4 complaints
- air bags4 complaints
- engine3 complaints
- visibility3 complaints