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GMC Acadia and Dodge Dakota Lemon Odds and Nada Odds for the Year Ending June 30, 2018

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Year Make/Model Nada Odds per 100 Cars Lemon Odds per 100 Cars    
29 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 33000 miles driven

The 2015 and 2016 have been reliable so far. But earlier model years were reliable when young, then worsened.2016		 GMC Acadia Join or sign in to view   see reported repairs
  29 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 33000 miles driven

The 2015 and 2016 have been reliable so far. But earlier model years were reliable when young, then worsened.
26 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 39400 miles driven2015 GMC Acadia Join or sign in to view   see reported repairs
  26 vehicles, 11.7 months per vehicle, 39400 miles driven
26 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 59200 miles driven2014 GMC Acadia Join or sign in to view   see reported repairs
  26 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 59200 miles driven
26 vehicles, 11.0 months per vehicle, 65200 miles driven

Refreshed for 2013.2013		 GMC Acadia Join or sign in to view   see reported repairs
  26 vehicles, 11.0 months per vehicle, 65200 miles driven

Refreshed for 2013.
39 vehicles, 11.1 months per vehicle, 89000 miles driven2012 GMC Acadia
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  39 vehicles, 11.1 months per vehicle, 89000 miles driven
30 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 89300 miles driven2011 GMC Acadia Join or sign in to view   see reported repairs
  30 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 89300 miles driven
32 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 103100 miles driven2009 GMC Acadia Join or sign in to view   see reported repairs
  32 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 103100 miles driven
44 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 125100 miles driven2008 GMC Acadia
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  44 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 125100 miles driven

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GMC Acadia vs. Dodge Dakota Lemon Odds and Nada Odds

Other sources of GMC Acadia and Dodge Dakota reliability data provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of GMC Acadias and Dodge Dakotas with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of GMC Acadias and Dodge Dakotas that are lemons (required three or more repair trips in the past year). These figures might surprise you.

These stats are promptly updated four times a year, to closely track GMC Acadia and Dodge Dakota lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the GMC Acadia and Dodge Dakota have been recently.

To see how frequently GMC Acadia and Dodge Dakota problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the GMC Acadia

GMC Acadia Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 4dr SUV 288-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 GMC has a great reputation. We purchased the Acadia over the Traverse because it has more features and better styling. see full GMC Acadia review
GMC Acadia Brand Reputation: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr SUV 288-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 past year models had transmission, A/C and gas tank issues. Seem to have been taken care of for 2010. see full GMC Acadia review
2008 4dr SUV 275-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 GM product. see full GMC Acadia review
2008 4dr SUV 275-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 The reputation sucks. We love the car, but keep wondering if we were crazy to not get our usual Honda/Toyota/BMW. see full GMC Acadia review
2007 4dr SUV 275-horsepower 3.6L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD		 ever since all this happened to me, no more going with GM. see full GMC Acadia review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Dodge Dakota

Dodge Dakota Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD		 In 2004 when I bought it, the Dakota was the biggest, most powerful mid-size truck available - great compromise of full-size performance in a mid-size package see full Dodge Dakota review
2003 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 250-horsepower 5.9L V8
4-speed automatic RWD		 None of the past 3 Dakota R/T`s I`ve owned have required any maintenance out of the usual.I`ve used mine all for a little work but, mostly Race n` Show. see full Dodge Dakota review