GMC Terrain - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

GMC Terrain owners have reported a total of 4,237 problems for their cars built in the 18 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 Terrain. The 2011 GMC Terrain cars have the most problems reported (546 problems).

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

🔍 Common problems of GMC Terrain

The following chart shows the 33 most common problems for GMC Terrain cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (1,221 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's visibility (500 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of GMC Terrain

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the GMC Terrain 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 Terrain 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 Terrain 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 Terrain Model Years

Terrain
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2022 9684,7964    
0.28
  2021 4952,8265    
0.19
  2020 266108,1456    
0.41
  2019 288104,7107    
0.39
  2018 31592,8008    
0.42
  2017 18197,3619    
0.21
  2016 17581,59610    
0.21
  2015 381116,27511    
0.30
  2014 38491,20012    
0.35
  2013 471108,26313    
0.33
  2012 498100,10314    
0.36
  2011 54683,53515    
0.44
  2010 42048,61916    
0.54

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the GMC Terrain 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 YearProblems Reported
  2026 Terrain
9
  2025 Terrain
16
  2024 Terrain
16
  2023 Terrain
2
  2022 Terrain
10
  2021 Terrain
5
  2020 Terrain
16
  2019 Terrain
29
  2018 Terrain
48
  2017 Terrain
6
  2016 Terrain
4
  2015 Terrain
33
  2014 Terrain
23
  2013 Terrain
18
  2012 Terrain
13
  2011 Terrain
61
  2010 Terrain
40


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