NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 GMC Terrain Recalls
The 2016 GMC Terrain has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 8, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 GMC Terrain. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 153
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 GMC Terrain, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2016 GMC Terrain
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 22V137000
- Reported
- March 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,581
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2015, 2017 Terrain
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 16V449000
- Reported
- June 21, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2016 GMC Terrain complaints by year
NHTSA has received 153 owner complaints about the 2016 GMC Terrain, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 GMC Terrain, the component group named most often is the engine (30%), followed by the visibility/wiper (30%) and the power train (7%).
None of the 2016 GMC Terrain's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2016 GMC Terrain owners gave the mileage (63 complaints), the median was 51,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine46
- Visibility/Wiper46
- Unknown Or Other13
- Power Train11
- Air Bags10
- Exterior Lighting10
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 16 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2016 GMC Terrain peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 23. 20% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 GMC Terrain drew 0.6× the complaints of the median GMC Terrain year in the same window: 10th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 153 complaints about the 2016 GMC Terrain are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Terrain by model year
Other 2016 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted