GMC Yukon XL vs Tesla Model 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 XL	Tesla Model 3
Complaints on file	3,132	7,584
Model years covered	1999–2026	2017–2026
Worst model year	2023	2018
Best model year	2012	2017
Crashes reported	113	859
Fires reported	19	40
Injuries reported	82	331
Deaths reported	4	25
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
Share of complaints involving harm	7%	16.5%

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%

Tesla Model 3 by year

56 1,693 1,050 767 1,225 1,497 726 330 209 31

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

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2,922 38.5%

Other & Unspecified 681 9.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 629 8.3%

Brakes 564 7.4%

Electrical System 555 7.3%

Steering 387 5.1%

Suspension 359 4.7%

Airbags 310 4.1%