GMC Yukon Denali XL vs Pontiac Sunfire

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	Pontiac Sunfire
Complaints on file	684	1,641
Model years covered	2003–2018	1985–2005
Worst model year	2007	1996
Best model year	2013	2005
Crashes reported	22	153
Fires reported	7	61
Injuries reported	16	102
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	6.6%	19.7%

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%

Pontiac Sunfire by year

2 1 2 154 320 257 149 128 169 83 128 113 41 94

85 91 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Electrical System 339 20.7%

Engine & Cooling 259 15.8%

Brakes 172 10.5%

Airbags 125 7.6%

Steering 115 7.0%

Lights 109 6.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 76 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 71 4.3%