FaultScore

Worst years for a GMC Envoy XL

Owners have filed 769 complaints about the GMC Envoy XL with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2006. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2003 GMC Envoy XL

296 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2002 GMC Envoy XL

111 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every GMC Envoy XL year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2006 B 135 7 4 61,385 Fuel & Propulsion
2004 C 227 8 10 68,000 Electrical System
2003 D 296 17 4 81,324 Fuel & Propulsion
2002 B 111 3 5 54,844 Electrical System

What breaks on a GMC Envoy XL

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Fuel & Propulsion 180 23.4%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 175 22.8%

Worst in 2004

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Worst in 2003

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Lights 49 6.4%

Worst in 2003

Worst in 2003

Airbags 23 3.0%

Worst in 2003

Doors, Latches & Locks 23 3.0%

Worst in 2003

Acceleration & Cruise Control 21 2.7%

Worst in 2004

Brakes 15 2.0%

Worst in 2002

Steering 13 1.7%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 13 1.7%

Worst in 2003

Equipment & Accessories 13 1.7%

Worst in 2004

Exactly what failed on a GMC Envoy XL

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Instrument Cluster/Panel 50 32.3%
Automatic Transmission 21 13.5%
Tank Assembly 19 12.3%
Body 15 9.7%
Latch 11 7.1%
Filler Pipe AND CAP 10 6.5%
Fuel Pump 8 5.2%
Turn Signal 7 4.5%
Headlights 7 4.5%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 7 4.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every GMC Envoy XL, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2004 peak 25 Apr 2023

GMC Envoy XL problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the GMC Envoy XL

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.