The Lemon Index$1,100 middle bill · most between $685 and $1,600
Higher than the $700 middle bill owners of all 203 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 74,000 miles (85 reports).
GMC Sierra owners reported paying a median of $1,100 for a brake repair, with the middle half of bills between $685 and $1,600. That's from 94 owner reports (93 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50019%
- $500–$1,00023%
- $1,000–$2,50049%
- $2,500–$5,0007%
- $5,000 and up1%
Share of the 94 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 GMC Sierra16$1,000 middle bill
- 2001 GMC Sierra14$900 middle bill
- 2002 GMC Sierra17$1,200 middle bill
- 2003 GMC Sierra12$1,000 middle bill
- 2004 GMC Sierra14$950 middle bill
- 2005 GMC Sierra4$900 middle bill
- 2006 GMC Sierra6$1,700 middle bill
- 2007 GMC Sierra3$1,500 middle bill
- 2008 GMC Sierra1too few for a middle
- 2015 GMC Sierra1too few for a middle
- 2016 GMC Sierra1too few for a middle
- 2019 GMC Sierra1too few for a middle
- 2021 GMC Sierra2too few for a middle
- 2023 GMC Sierra1too few for a middle
- 2007–2013 GMC Sierra (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
2.7 Turbo (L3B) · 4.8 Vortec V8 · 5.3 V8 (L83 / L84) · 5.3 V8 (Vortec, 2007–13) · 6.2 V8 (L86 / L87)
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
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Other repairs GMC Sierra owners reported
Engine replacement (33) · Transmission replacement (22) · Lifter replacement (21) · Wheel bearing replacement (13) · Fuel injector replacement (11) · AC condenser replacement (7) · Fuel pump replacement (7) · Brake booster replacement (6)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11752674, 11723265, 11680319, 11441628, 11207216, 11123463, 11100226, 11052388, 10984821, 10904311, 10870263, 10852920 and more.
Said out loud on YouTube: $8,000 ▶
Quick answers
How much does brake repair cost on a GMC Sierra?
GMC Sierra owners reported a median of $1,100, and the middle half paid $685 to $1,600, from 94 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a GMC Sierra brake repair more expensive than on other cars?
The GMC Sierra middle bill of $1,100 is higher than the $700 owners of all 203 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these GMC Sierra repair costs come from?
From 93 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.