VehicleVerdict

2010 GMC Terrain engine problems

The 2010 GMC Terrain has 119 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 28% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

119

Engine complaints

28%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Terrain engine complaints by model year208 complaints2010: 119 complaints2011: 200 complaints2012: 174 complaints2013: 208 complaints2014: 129 complaints2015: 83 complaints2016: 45 complaints2017: 79 complaints2018: 51 complaints2019: 62 complaints2020: 56 complaints2021: 10 complaints2022: 12 complaints2023: 13 complaints2024: 11 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Terrain engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE PROBLEM(S) THAT I HAVE HAD OR CURRENTLY HAVE WITH MY VEHICLE ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. VEHICLE HESITATES 2. JOLTS FORWARD 3. STUTTERS 4. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION 5. THE CAR HAS BEEN UNDRIVABLE SINCE 01/27/20”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 30, 2015 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2010 GMC Terrain have?

NHTSA has 119 complaints about the 2010 GMC Terrain engine — 28% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.