Ford F-150 vs GMC Sierra 1500: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Ford F-150 has 144 recalls and 29,973 owner complaints; the GMC Sierra 1500 has 56 recalls and 8,761 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Ford F-150GMC Sierra 1500
Recalls14456
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls22
Owner complaints29,9738,761
Crashes reported1,110245
Fires reported1,08894
Injuries reported1,049180
Most reported problemPower TrainEngine

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Ford F-150GMC Sierra 1500
2005 Ford F-150: 1,112 complaints2005 GMC Sierra 1500: 177 complaints20052006 Ford F-150: 585 complaints2006 GMC Sierra 1500: 145 complaints2007 Ford F-150: 488 complaints2007 GMC Sierra 1500: 263 complaints20072008 Ford F-150: 369 complaints2008 GMC Sierra 1500: 381 complaints2009 Ford F-150: 324 complaints2009 GMC Sierra 1500: 234 complaints20092010 Ford F-150: 843 complaints2010 GMC Sierra 1500: 168 complaints2011 Ford F-150: 2,195 complaints2011 GMC Sierra 1500: 284 complaints20112012 Ford F-150: 1,784 complaints2012 GMC Sierra 1500: 107 complaints2013 Ford F-150: 2,994 complaints2013 GMC Sierra 1500: 116 complaints20132014 Ford F-150: 1,541 complaints2014 GMC Sierra 1500: 744 complaints2015 Ford F-150: 1,753 complaints2015 GMC Sierra 1500: 721 complaints20152016 Ford F-150: 2,098 complaints2016 GMC Sierra 1500: 344 complaints2017 Ford F-150: 1,469 complaints2017 GMC Sierra 1500: 357 complaints20172018 Ford F-150: 2,335 complaints2018 GMC Sierra 1500: 305 complaints2019 Ford F-150: 1,350 complaints2019 GMC Sierra 1500: 662 complaints20192020 Ford F-150: 746 complaints2020 GMC Sierra 1500: 484 complaints2021 Ford F-150: 1,052 complaints2021 GMC Sierra 1500: 603 complaints20212022 Ford F-150: 608 complaints2022 GMC Sierra 1500: 607 complaints2023 Ford F-150: 420 complaints2023 GMC Sierra 1500: 516 complaints20232024 Ford F-150: 197 complaints2024 GMC Sierra 1500: 384 complaints2025 Ford F-150: 111 complaints2025 GMC Sierra 1500: 130 complaints20252026 Ford F-150: 14 complaints2026 GMC Sierra 1500: 150 complaints2027

Every model year

YearF-150 recallsF-150 complaintsSierra 1500 recallsSierra 1500 complaints
202730——
20268142150
2025141111130
2024111971384
2023134203516
2022236086607
2021291,0527603
20201174612484
201991,35010662
2018182,3357305
2017171,4696357
2016132,0988344
2015131,7539721
201481,5419744
201332,9943116
201241,7843107
201162,1955284
201018434168
200923244234
200813692381
200724882263
200645850145
200531,1120177

Ford F-150: top problems

Power Train8,661
Engine5,912
Electrical System3,167
Service Brakes2,838
Visibility2,771
Unknown or other2,327

GMC Sierra 1500: top problems

Engine2,360
Service Brakes1,575
Power Train1,351
Electrical System1,209
Air Bags944
Unknown or other889
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Ford F-150 or the GMC Sierra 1500?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 29,973 complaints about the Ford F-150 and 8,761 about the GMC Sierra 1500 with NHTSA, so the GMC Sierra 1500 has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Ford F-150 or the GMC Sierra 1500?

NHTSA lists 144 recall campaigns for the Ford F-150 and 56 for the GMC Sierra 1500 since model year 2000.