GMC Yukon XL vs RAM 2500

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	RAM 2500
Complaints on file	3,211	7,498
Model years covered	1999–2026	2009–2026
Worst model year	2023	2017
Best model year	2012	2009
Crashes reported	117	199
Fires reported	19	92
Injuries reported	82	68
Deaths reported	4	3
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	6.9%	4.8%

GMC Yukon XL by year

3 77 151 114 115 118 58 24 125 86 32 37 67 22 26 13 404 268 213 69 88 60 307 224 317 108 43 42

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 756 23.5%

Brakes 380 11.8%

Electrical System 343 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 304 9.5%

Lights 288 9.0%

Other & Unspecified 210 6.5%

Airbags 196 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 149 4.6%

RAM 2500 by year

12 273 484 289 374 1,027 3,811 272 232 162 275 65 80 103 39

09 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

Brakes 3,039 40.5%

Electrical System 956 12.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 511 6.8%

Engine & Cooling 463 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 457 6.1%

Steering 383 5.1%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 383 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 329 4.4%