"How reliable is the 2025 Gmc Sierra 1500?"

"Based on 109 NHTSA complaints, the 2025 Gmc Sierra 1500 has a median complaint mileage of 16500 miles. The most common issue is Engine."

"What are common problems with the 2025 Gmc Sierra 1500?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Gmc Sierra 1500 is Engine, accounting for a significant portion of the 109 total complaints filed."

2025 Gmc Sierra 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 109 complaints

109

Total Complaints

16,500mi

Median Mileage

Engine

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

7,800 25th Percentile

16,500 Median Mileage

17,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine

Electrical System

Power Train

Unknown Or Other

Fuel/Propulsion System

Warnings

Visibility/Wiper

Body

Vehicle Speed Control

Steering

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Just purchased a new 2025 GMC Sierra. The backup camera system is useless at night if not in a well lit parking lot. This make the system unsafe as you cannot detect people or objects in the field of view. I've had many GMC vehicles over the years and this is the first one with this concern."

"While on the freeway at 65mph the truck experience a hard gear shift, loss of acceleration, went into shut down, lost steering assist, and brakes became hard, lights came on the dash for transmission issue massage, as well as Check engine light. Safety became a major concern with loss of power in th..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Engine 25 complaints

Median: 17,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 23 FL: 12 MA: 10 MS: 6 AZ: 5 AR: 4 MI: 4 MT: 3 GA: 3 NH: 3

Gmc Sierra 1500 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1997	100	80,000	Steering	0
1998	68	80,500	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	6
1999	182	108,894	Service Brakes, Hydraulic	10
2000	215	93,000	Service Brakes, Hydraulic	15
2001	171	98,000	Service Brakes	14
2002	192	76,741	Service Brakes	20
2003	210	72,075	Service Brakes	15
2004	253	57,192	Instrument Cluster/Panel	12
2005	218	73,150	Electrical System	6
2006	182	54,400	Service Brakes	12
2007	310	67,500	Air Bags	11
2008	438	75,000	Air Bags	13
2009	278	65,114	Air Bags	5
2010	215	60,000	Air Bags	1
2011	362	56,000	Air Bags	9
2012	143	60,000	Air Bags	7
2013	147	72,000	Unknown Or Other	2
2014	1020	58,500	Steering	39
2015	914	46,000	Service Brakes	29
2016	436	47,417	Service Brakes	14
2017	465	38,900	Power Train	22
2018	405	33,000	Power Train	16
2019	783	10,000	Engine	19
2020	604	15,700	Engine	15
2021	617	43,500	Engine	7
2022	617	39,000	Engine	8
2023	470	20,000	Engine	9
2024	365	15,400	Engine	5
2026	50	-	Engine	0

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