Worst years for a GMC Yukon
Owners have filed 6,468 complaints about the GMC Yukon with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every GMC Yukon 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3,303 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | A | 77 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2024 | C | 144 | 0 | 0 | 19,639 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | C | 296 | 2 | 0 | 33,697 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | C | 241 | 2 | 0 | 43,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | D | 441 | 16 | 0 | 59,900 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | A | 42 | 0 | 0 | 44,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | B | 72 | 0 | 1 | 34,800 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | B | 95 | 4 | 0 | 50,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | C | 257 | 13 | 1 | 53,422 | Lights |
| 2016 | C | 368 | 4 | 0 | 53,000 | Lights |
| 2015 | D | 682 | 17 | 7 | 60,000 | Lights |
| 2014 | B | 79 | 4 | 1 | 70,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2013 | B | 149 | 6 | 0 | 69,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2012 | A | 88 | 1 | 0 | 68,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2011 | B | 216 | 4 | 0 | 70,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | B | 149 | 1 | 6 | 72,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | B | 116 | 3 | 0 | 80,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 250 | 7 | 10 | 89,997 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 581 | 27 | 5 | 88,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | B | 49 | 4 | 0 | 85,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2005 | C | 101 | 7 | 3 | 77,800 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 186 | 7 | 2 | 74,563 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 251 | 11 | 2 | 78,812 | Brakes |
| 2002 | C | 187 | 16 | 4 | 77,500 | Brakes |
| 2001 | D | 258 | 29 | 0 | 69,999 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 199 | 18 | 0 | 76,200 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 262 | 23 | 0 | 90,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 90 | 7 | 1 | 96,925 | Brakes |
| 1997 | C | 180 | 13 | 5 | 100,000 | Steering |
| 1996 | C | 90 | 10 | 1 | 88,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 117 | 6 | 4 | — | Brakes |
| 1994 | B | 71 | 13 | 0 | 120,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 23 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1987 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1986 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a GMC Yukon
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a GMC Yukon
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Yukon, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Yukon 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 Yukon
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.