GMC Sierra EV: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

The GMC Sierra EV has 1 model year(s) in the federal index and no scored complaint record yet, so this page carries the catalogue entry and the years we hold rather than a verdict.

GMC Sierra EV

Year-by-year data table

YearScoreVerdict Running cost / yrNHTSA complaintsRecalls
202584BUY$1,86371

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Photographs and every generation of the Sierra EV, through the years →

Sierra EV sub-models & family

Variants & trims on record

Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Sierra EV on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.

Sierra

What goes wrong on the GMC Sierra EV

Across every Sierra EV model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

  • Visibility/Wiper3 complaints across all Sierra EV years · typical job: Wiper motor, linkage or windscreen replacement$490–$1,200
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2 complaints across all Sierra EV years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
  • Unknown Or Other1 complaints across all Sierra EV years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
  • Steering1 complaints across all Sierra EV years · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement$1,020–$2,500
  • Engine1 complaints across all Sierra EV years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
  • Electrical System1 complaints across all Sierra EV years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

FAQ

What is the most common GMC Sierra EV problem?

3 of the complaints filed against the Sierra EV across all its model years sit in the Visibility/Wiper group — more than any other component.

Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04