GMC Yukon Denali XL vs Saab 9-3

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	Saab 9-3
Complaints on file	684	1,689
Model years covered	2003–2018	1994–2011
Worst model year	2007	2003
Best model year	2013	2010
Crashes reported	22	84
Fires reported	7	30
Injuries reported	16	76
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	6.6%	11.5%

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%

Saab 9-3 by year

1 80 72 74 52 323 236 114 227 182 218 46 31 33

94 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Airbags 370 21.9%

Engine & Cooling 221 13.1%

Electrical System 207 12.3%

Suspension 187 11.1%

Seat Belts 164 9.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 109 6.5%

Brakes 96 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 71 4.2%