2013 Gmc Acadia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 189 complaints
189
Total Complaints
82,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

47,750 25th Percentile
82,500 Median Mileage
103,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
37
POWER TRAIN
27
AIR BAGS
27
ENGINE
21
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
19
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
9
STEERING
8
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
17
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2013 GMC ACADIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE SWITCHED THE HEADLIGHTS FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM, HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO SEE THE LOW PART OF THE ROAD, AND NOTHING BEYOND ONCOMING TRAFFIC."
"WHILE DROPPING OFF SOME KINDERGARTENERS AFTER A PLAYDATE, I WAS PARKED IN MY FRIENDS DRIVEWAY AND LEFT 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH THE DOORS CLOSED. AS I STOOD THERE WITH MY FRIEND NEXT TO THE CAR, I NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT THE FRONT LEFT PASSENGER TIRE. WE GOT THE KIDS OUT, THE CAR WAS FILLING W..."
"WHILE DROPPING OFF SOME KINDERGARTENERS AFTER A PLAYDATE, I WAS PARKED IN MY FRIENDS DRIVEWAY AND LEFT 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH THE DOORS CLOSED. AS I STOOD THERE WITH MY FRIEND NEXT TO THE CAR, I NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT THE FRONT LEFT PASSENGER TIRE. WE GOT THE KIDS OUT, THE CAR WAS FILLING W..."

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