GMC Yukon XL vs Chevrolet S10

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 XL	Chevrolet S10
Complaints on file	3,132	7,335
Model years covered	1999–2026	1981–2018
Worst model year	2023	1995
Best model year	2012	2004
Crashes reported	113	923
Fires reported	19	135
Injuries reported	82	494
Deaths reported	4	16
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	7%	21.4%

GMC Yukon XL by year

3 77 151 114 115 118 58 24 125 86 32 37 67 22 26 13 404 267 209 69 86 59 291 210 293 99 40 37

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 708 22.6%

Brakes 378 12.1%

Electrical System 340 10.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 295 9.4%

Lights 288 9.2%

Other & Unspecified 206 6.6%

Airbags 196 6.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 144 4.6%

Chevrolet S10 by year

1 2 7 9 15 32 44 43 55 34 253 221 276 1,225 1,151 875 574 742 298 559 405 246 230 30 1 1 1 5

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 06 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Brakes 2,126 29.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 973 13.3%

Engine & Cooling 541 7.4%

Body & Structure 465 6.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 448 6.1%

Airbags 385 5.2%

Electrical System 345 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 343 4.7%