GMC Acadia - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

GMC Acadia owners have reported a total of 7,485 problems for their cars built in the 20 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the GMC Acadia. The 2008 GMC Acadia cars have the most problems reported (1,273 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for GMC Acadia

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 Acadia	5
2025 Acadia	87
2024 Acadia	75
2023 Acadia	60
2022 Acadia	69
2021 Acadia	199
2020 Acadia	141
2019 Acadia	503
2018 Acadia	510
2017 Acadia	923
2016 Acadia	273
2015 Acadia	301
2014 Acadia	592
2013 Acadia	192
2012 Acadia	388
2011 Acadia	365
2010 Acadia	427
2009 Acadia	476
2008 Acadia	1,273
2007 Acadia	626

🔍 Common problems of GMC Acadia

The following chart shows the 32 most common problems for GMC Acadia cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (1,288 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (1,047 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of GMC Acadia

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Power Train	1,288
Electrical System	1,047
Air Bag	896
Equipment	813
Steering	787
Engine And Engine Cooling	760
Exterior Lighting	266
Service Brakes	243
Structure	214
Electronic Stability Control	199

Other Fuel System	157
Vehicle Speed Control	151
Visibility	112
Seat Belt	93
Suspension	83
Seats	68
Lane Departure	68
Forward Collision Avoidance	65
Wheel	39
Back Over Prevention	30
Tire	29
Gasoline Fuel System	24
Latches/locks/linkage	15
Traction Control System	15
Unknown Or Other	12
Parking Brake	3
	3
Other/i Am Not Sure	1
Tether, Lower Anchor (on Car Seat Or Vehicle)	1
Child Seat	1
Carry Handle, Shell, Base	1
Firerelated	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the GMC Acadia of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Acadia model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a GMC Acadia model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Acadia Model Years

Acadia Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	69	37,376	4	0.46
2021	199	68,909	5	0.58
2020	141	64,176	6	0.37
2019	503	116,976	7	0.61
2018	510	74,286	8	0.86
2017	923	145,882	9	0.70
2016	273	72,342	10	0.38
2015	301	95,667	11	0.29
2014	592	89,103	12	0.55
2013	192	53,598	13	0.28
2012	388	102,994	14	0.27
2011	365	87,546	15	0.28
2010	427	56,769	16	0.47
2009	476	46,334	17	0.60
2008	1,273	86,900	18	0.81
2007	626	42,290	19	0.78

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the GMC Acadia is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2026 Acadia	5
2025 Acadia	64
2024 Acadia	28
2023 Acadia	12
2022 Acadia	12
2021 Acadia	27
2020 Acadia	15
2019 Acadia	17
2018 Acadia	15
2017 Acadia	73
2016 Acadia	15
2015 Acadia	12
2014 Acadia	47
2013 Acadia	16
2012 Acadia	14
2011 Acadia	11
2010 Acadia	23
2009 Acadia	12
2008 Acadia	58
2007 Acadia	43

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