2023 Gmc Acadia: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 38 complaints about the 2023 Gmc Acadia and NHTSA has issued 4 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is power train, named in 11 of them.

38
Complaints
4
Recalls
3
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
4
Injuries
131.6
Severity index

Severity index 131.6 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 131.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2023 Gmc Acadia sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 11 complaints (28.9%)11 29%EngineEngine: 11 complaints (28.9%)11 29%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 9 complaints (23.7%)9 24%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 7 complaints (18.4%)7 18%SteeringSteering: 3 complaints (7.9%)3 8%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (5.3%)2 5%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 2 complaints (5.3%)2 5%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (5.3%)2 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN1128.9%
ENGINE1128.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM923.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER718.4%
STEERING37.9%
VISIBILITY/WIPER25.3%
BACK OVER PREVENTION25.3%
AIR BAGS25.3%

Complaints filed per year

06132022: 12023: 52024: 132025: 92026: 10 (partial year)222324132526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20221
20235
202413
20259
2026 (year to date)10
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 27.0x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V70800022/09/2022EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The certification label located on the driver's side B-pillar contains tire size information that may be illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Fed
23V04300002/02/2023POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFTGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Cadillac XT5 and GMC Acadia vehicles. The right-front half-shaft assemblies may be improperly connected to the transmission, causing them to separate.
23V17200016/03/2023POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 Cadillac XT6, GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Blazer, Traverse, and 2022-2023 Cadillac XT5 vehicles. The transmission may have been built with an incorrect sun gear, which can result in the driver-side half-shaft disengaging from the tran
23V68100012/10/2023VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELDGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2023 GMC Acadia and 2024 Cadilac XT5 and XT6 vehicles. The windshield may have been assembled without the proper urethane sealant required to bond the windshield to the vehicle body.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.