GMC Yukon Denali XL vs Dodge Nitro

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 XL	Dodge Nitro
Complaints on file	684	1,635
Model years covered	2003–2018	2005–2012
Worst model year	2007	2007
Best model year	2013	2009
Crashes reported	22	57
Fires reported	7	37
Injuries reported	16	59
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	6.6%	9.4%

GMC Yukon Denali XL by year

52 70 50 16 87 57 30 36 91 31 21 6 94 33 6 4

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 119 17.4%

Airbags 100 14.6%

Electrical System 77 11.3%

Body & Structure 68 9.9%

Lights 60 8.8%

Brakes 56 8.2%

Engine & Cooling 53 7.7%

Stability & Traction Control 35 5.1%

Dodge Nitro by year

1 676 611 36 111 197 3

05 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Electrical System 426 26.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 290 17.7%

Engine & Cooling 122 7.5%

Airbags 105 6.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 103 6.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 89 5.4%

Other & Unspecified 80 4.9%

Brakes 78 4.8%