Worst years for a GMC Yukon Denali XL
Owners have filed 684 complaints about the GMC Yukon Denali XL with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2018. More of them are about the other & unspecified than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL21 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every GMC Yukon Denali 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 2016 | C | 33 | 3 | 0 | 40,425 | Lights |
| 2015 | C | 94 | 0 | 0 | 60,000 | Lights |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2013 | A | 21 | 0 | 0 | 74,611 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2012 | B | 31 | 0 | 2 | 58,500 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2011 | C | 91 | 1 | 2 | 80,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2010 | A | 36 | 0 | 0 | 72,500 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2009 | B | 30 | 1 | 0 | 85,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2008 | B | 57 | 1 | 0 | 89,444 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 87 | 1 | 2 | 89,010 | Airbags |
| 2006 | B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 76,000 | Brakes |
| 2005 | B | 50 | 3 | 1 | 84,611 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 70 | 3 | 0 | 103,388 | Brakes |
| 2003 | C | 52 | 8 | 0 | 145,000 | Brakes |
What breaks on a GMC Yukon Denali XL
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2003
Worst in 2004
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2005
Exactly what failed on a GMC Yukon Denali XL
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Yukon Denali XL, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Yukon Denali 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 Yukon Denali XL
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.