GMC Sierra 1500 vs Toyota Tundra: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the GMC Sierra 1500 has 56 recalls and 8,761 owner complaints; the Toyota Tundra has 74 recalls and 6,966 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

GMC Sierra 1500Toyota Tundra
Recalls5674
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls20
Owner complaints8,7616,966
Crashes reported245345
Fires reported9445
Injuries reported180261
Most reported problemEngineStructure

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

GMC Sierra 1500Toyota Tundra
2005 GMC Sierra 1500: 177 complaints2005 Toyota Tundra: 377 complaints20052006 GMC Sierra 1500: 145 complaints2006 Toyota Tundra: 545 complaints2007 GMC Sierra 1500: 263 complaints2007 Toyota Tundra: 390 complaints20072008 GMC Sierra 1500: 381 complaints2008 Toyota Tundra: 327 complaints2009 GMC Sierra 1500: 234 complaints2009 Toyota Tundra: 38 complaints20092010 GMC Sierra 1500: 168 complaints2010 Toyota Tundra: 163 complaints2011 GMC Sierra 1500: 284 complaints2011 Toyota Tundra: 135 complaints20112012 GMC Sierra 1500: 107 complaints2012 Toyota Tundra: 156 complaints2013 GMC Sierra 1500: 116 complaints2013 Toyota Tundra: 85 complaints20132014 GMC Sierra 1500: 744 complaints2014 Toyota Tundra: 93 complaints2015 GMC Sierra 1500: 721 complaints2015 Toyota Tundra: 51 complaints20152016 GMC Sierra 1500: 344 complaints2016 Toyota Tundra: 120 complaints2017 GMC Sierra 1500: 357 complaints2017 Toyota Tundra: 78 complaints20172018 GMC Sierra 1500: 305 complaints2018 Toyota Tundra: 100 complaints2019 GMC Sierra 1500: 662 complaints2019 Toyota Tundra: 74 complaints20192020 GMC Sierra 1500: 484 complaints2020 Toyota Tundra: 48 complaints2021 GMC Sierra 1500: 603 complaints2021 Toyota Tundra: 24 complaints20212022 GMC Sierra 1500: 607 complaints2022 Toyota Tundra: 433 complaints2023 GMC Sierra 1500: 516 complaints2023 Toyota Tundra: 417 complaints20232024 GMC Sierra 1500: 384 complaints2024 Toyota Tundra: 358 complaints2025 GMC Sierra 1500: 130 complaints2025 Toyota Tundra: 144 complaints20252026 GMC Sierra 1500: 150 complaints2026 Toyota Tundra: 37 complaints2026

Every model year

YearSierra 1500 recallsSierra 1500 complaintsTundra recallsTundra complaints
20262150137
202511305144
2024138410358
2023351613417
2022660713433
20217603224
202012484448
201910662974
201873058100
20176357578
201683445120
20159721451
20149744493
20133116585
201231073156
2011528410135
2010416815163
200942341238
2008238112327
2007226312390
2006014510545
2005017712377

GMC Sierra 1500: top problems

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

Toyota Tundra: top problems

Structure1,729
Engine1,109
Service Brakes946
Suspension815
Power Train808
Unknown or other584
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Questions

Which has more problems, the GMC Sierra 1500 or the Toyota Tundra?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 8,761 complaints about the GMC Sierra 1500 and 6,966 about the Toyota Tundra with NHTSA, so the Toyota Tundra 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 Toyota Tundra?

NHTSA lists 56 recall campaigns for the GMC Sierra 1500 and 74 for the Toyota Tundra since model year 2000.