2010 Gmc Acadia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 435 complaints
435
Total Complaints
75,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

54,422 25th Percentile
75,000 Median Mileage
105,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
146
ENGINE
73
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
42
POWER TRAIN
37
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
22
AIR BAGS
16
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
SUSPENSION
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
7

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
9
Fires
9
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT 2010 GMC ACADIA. WHILE PARKED THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE, AND ENGAGE THE IGNITION KEY RELEASE CONTROL BUTTON WHICH RELEASED THE IGNITION KEY. THE FAILURE OCCUR..."
"THE BATTERY ON MY GMC ACADIA DIED ON THE 15TH FEBRUARY AND THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT AND THE PARTS WERE ORDERED. THE FRIDAY OF 2/26 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS O..."
"THE BATTERY ON MY GMC ACADIA DIED ON THE 15TH FEBRUARY AND THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD THE SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT AND THE PARTS WERE ORDERED. THE FRIDAY OF 2/26 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS O..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28