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2025 GMC Acadia: common problems and reliability
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65 owner complaints, most about service brakes. No recalls.
Should I buy a 2025 Acadia?The 2025 GMC Acadia has 65 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are service brakes and forward collision avoidance. Owners most often flag transmission failures: complete transmission failure reported around 100,000 miles on a 2017 model; transmission issues and "known transmission problems" cited as a deal-breaker for 2017-2023 models; early reliability issues with the 2024+ generation's transmission.
Safety record for the 2025 model year
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2025 GMC Acadia vehicles (US, public record).
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Is 2025 a good year for the Acadia?
Across the 20 Acadia model years we track, complaint volume runs from 43 (2023) to 1,981 (2017). With 65 complaints, the 2025 Acadia sits below the model's median of 333.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
Where owners report problems
What owners say across generations
Sentiment is sharply divided by generation and is heavily influenced by powertrain reliability.
- Very frequentTransmission failures
Complete transmission failure reported around 100,000 miles on a 2017 model; transmission issues and "known transmission problems" cited as a deal-breaker for 2017-2023 models; early reliability issues with the 2024+ generation's transmission.
- RecurrentOil leaks/cooler failures
Recurrent issue described as the vehicle "weeping oil like BP in the Gulf"; oil cooler failure leading to coolant contamination and overheating in a 2024+ model.
Owner insights cover all generations of the Acadia. See the full Acadia owner picture and every model year.
Typical used price
Used Acadia listings typically run $16,194–$28,136.
Other Acadia model years
Compare every Acadia year side by side to see how 2025 ranks against the rest.
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