2024 GMC Acadia Safety Ratings

The 2024 GMC Acadia marks a meaningful step forward in the NHTSA Safety Index, climbing from 81/100 in the 2023 model year to 88/100, a seven-point gain that kept the vehicle firmly in the Strong band while pushing it toward the top of that tier. The engine driving that improvement is the crash-protection sub-score, which reached 66 out of a possible 70 points, reflecting the 5-star overall NHTSA result and the clean sweep of frontal and side categories. The rollover rating of 4 out of 5 stars, combined with a 19 percent rollover-risk figure and a No Tip dynamic result, is the one place where the crash-test picture is not perfect, and it accounts for the gap between the crash-protection sub-score and a maximum possible result. The defect-record sub-score is a perfect 20 out of 20, a direct consequence of zero recall campaigns on file for this model year. That is a notable contrast to vehicles of similar age that may carry open or recently remedied campaigns. The avoidance-tech sub-score of 2 out of 10 is the most significant drag on the overall Index, signaling that while forward collision warning and lane departure warning are present, the breadth of standard active-safety coverage lags what top-scoring competitors carry. The 54 unverified owner complaints, concentrated in brakes and forward collision avoidance, are worth monitoring but do not affect the Index.