GMC Sierra 1500 vs Nissan Titan: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the GMC Sierra 1500 has 56 recalls and 8,761 owner complaints; the Nissan Titan has 34 recalls and 3,268 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

GMC Sierra 1500Nissan Titan
Recalls5634
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls20
Owner complaints8,7613,268
Crashes reported245105
Fires reported9450
Injuries reported18073
Most reported problemEnginePower Train

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

GMC Sierra 1500Nissan Titan
2005 GMC Sierra 1500: 177 complaints2005 Nissan Titan: 891 complaints20052006 GMC Sierra 1500: 145 complaints2006 Nissan Titan: 430 complaints2007 GMC Sierra 1500: 263 complaints2007 Nissan Titan: 140 complaints20072008 GMC Sierra 1500: 381 complaints2008 Nissan Titan: 133 complaints2009 GMC Sierra 1500: 234 complaints2009 Nissan Titan: 47 complaints20092010 GMC Sierra 1500: 168 complaints2010 Nissan Titan: 46 complaints2011 GMC Sierra 1500: 284 complaints2011 Nissan Titan: 26 complaints20112012 GMC Sierra 1500: 107 complaints2012 Nissan Titan: 22 complaints2013 GMC Sierra 1500: 116 complaints2013 Nissan Titan: 11 complaints20132014 GMC Sierra 1500: 744 complaints2014 Nissan Titan: 10 complaints2015 GMC Sierra 1500: 721 complaints2015 Nissan Titan: 12 complaints20152016 GMC Sierra 1500: 344 complaints2017 GMC Sierra 1500: 357 complaints2017 Nissan Titan: 187 complaints20172018 GMC Sierra 1500: 305 complaints2018 Nissan Titan: 90 complaints2019 GMC Sierra 1500: 662 complaints2019 Nissan Titan: 49 complaints20192020 GMC Sierra 1500: 484 complaints2020 Nissan Titan: 23 complaints2021 GMC Sierra 1500: 603 complaints2021 Nissan Titan: 58 complaints20212022 GMC Sierra 1500: 607 complaints2022 Nissan Titan: 14 complaints2023 GMC Sierra 1500: 516 complaints2023 Nissan Titan: 18 complaints20232024 GMC Sierra 1500: 384 complaints2024 Nissan Titan: 15 complaints2025 GMC Sierra 1500: 130 complaints20252026 GMC Sierra 1500: 150 complaints2026

Every model year

YearSierra 1500 recallsSierra 1500 complaintsTitan recallsTitan complaints
20262150——
20251130——
20241384215
20233516218
20226607414
20217603558
202012484523
201910662449
20187305490
201763573187
20168344——
20159721112
20149744210
20133116311
20123107222
20115284126
20104168346
20094234347
200823815133
200722631140
200601455430
200501774891

GMC Sierra 1500: top problems

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

Nissan Titan: top problems

Power Train1,353
Engine585
Service Brakes492
Fuel System277
Electrical System272
Suspension210
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Questions

Which has more problems, the GMC Sierra 1500 or the Nissan Titan?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 8,761 complaints about the GMC Sierra 1500 and 3,268 about the Nissan Titan with NHTSA, so the Nissan Titan 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 GMC Sierra 1500 or the Nissan Titan?

NHTSA lists 56 recall campaigns for the GMC Sierra 1500 and 34 for the Nissan Titan since model year 2000.