Reliability & cost of ownership
GMC Terrain Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the GMC Terrain? 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 Terrain problems by model year
40 recall entries across 17 model years and 3,140 owner complaints across 18 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining model year — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 Terrain | Not confirmed | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2026 Terrain | 1 | 33 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2025 Terrain | 0 | 13 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Terrain | 1 | 54 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 Terrain | 2 | 41 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Terrain | 2 | 61 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Terrain | 2 | 36 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Terrain | 2 | 198 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Terrain | 3 | 187 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Terrain | 5 | 226 | 4.5 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Terrain | 1 | 135 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Terrain | 2 | 153 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Terrain | 3 | 299 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Terrain | 2 | 297 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Terrain | 3 | 365 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Terrain | 4 | 364 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 Terrain | 4 | 386 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 Terrain | 3 | 291 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the GMC Terrain, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine1,213 complaints
- power train477 complaints
- visibility/wiper428 complaints
- electrical system350 complaints
- unknown or other312 complaints
- service brakes267 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system228 complaints
- air bags170 complaints