Worst years for a GMC Yukon XL
Owners have filed 3,132 complaints about the GMC Yukon XL with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
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2023 GMC Yukon XL293 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every GMC Yukon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 37 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | A | 40 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2024 | C | 99 | 0 | 0 | 24,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | D | 293 | 1 | 0 | 44,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | C | 210 | 5 | 0 | 61,895 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | D | 291 | 2 | 2 | 63,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | C | 59 | 3 | 3 | 86,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | C | 86 | 6 | 0 | 91,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | D | 69 | 9 | 2 | 37,429 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | D | 209 | 10 | 0 | 50,900 | Lights |
| 2016 | D | 267 | 13 | 2 | 55,000 | Lights |
| 2015 | D | 404 | 9 | 4 | 70,000 | Lights |
| 2014 | B | 13 | 3 | 0 | 52,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2013 | A | 26 | 1 | 0 | 62,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2012 | A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 86,500 | Airbags |
| 2011 | A | 67 | 0 | 1 | 72,200 | Airbags |
| 2010 | A | 37 | 2 | 0 | 98,642 | Airbags |
| 2009 | A | 32 | 0 | 0 | 61,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 86 | 2 | 1 | 97,425 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 125 | 4 | 0 | 95,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | A | 24 | 1 | 0 | 100,000 | Stability & Traction Control |
| 2005 | B | 58 | 3 | 0 | 66,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | D | 118 | 10 | 3 | 45,250 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 115 | 3 | 0 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | C | 114 | 6 | 1 | 62,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | C | 151 | 11 | 0 | 65,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 77 | 7 | 0 | 69,000 | Brakes |
| 1999 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a GMC Yukon XL
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 XL
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Yukon XL, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Yukon 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 XL
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.