GMC Yukon Denali XL vs Ford Tempo

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	Ford Tempo
Complaints on file	684	1,649
Model years covered	2003–2018	1981–2000
Worst model year	2007	—
Best model year	2013	—
Crashes reported	22	110
Fires reported	7	191
Injuries reported	16	86
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	6.6%	23.8%

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%

Ford Tempo by year

2 19 40 42 79 176 168 174 143 264 316 212 6 2 3 1 1 1

81 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 369 22.4%

Engine & Cooling 326 19.8%

Seat Belts 232 14.1%

Brakes 153 9.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 87 5.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 4.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 71 4.3%

Steering 66 4.0%