GMC Yukon Denali vs Buick Lacrosse

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	GMC Yukon Denali	Buick Lacrosse
Complaints on file	1,173	2,918
Model years covered	1999–2019	2005–2019
Worst model year	2004	2006
Best model year	2000	2018
Crashes reported	38	150
Fires reported	22	88
Injuries reported	34	80
Deaths reported	1	1
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	8.1%	10.9%

GMC Yukon Denali by year

38 22 40 31 97 141 68 24 175 75 59 75 117 32 40 90 28 15 2 4

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 181 15.4%

Airbags 177 15.1%

Electrical System 159 13.6%

Brakes 120 10.2%

Body & Structure 113 9.6%

Engine & Cooling 73 6.2%

Lights 63 5.4%

Stability & Traction Control 52 4.4%

Buick Lacrosse by year

415 383 327 343 146 278 244 308 200 90 54 61 42 19 8

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 595 20.4%

Lights 502 17.2%

Engine & Cooling 257 8.8%

Airbags 252 8.6%

Steering 229 7.8%

Brakes 144 4.9%

Suspension 142 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 139 4.8%