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2021 GMC Sierra 1500 oil consumption reports

16 NHTSA complaints describe engine burns oil between changes on the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 — roughly 3% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Oil consumption reports
3%
share of complaints
50,500 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Oil consumption in other Sierra 1500 years

2022 Sierra 150012
Sierra 1500 oil consumption by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 report before drawing conclusions.