Worst years for a GMC Yukon XL 1500
Owners have filed 407 complaints about the GMC Yukon XL 1500 with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2012. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2003 GMC Yukon XL 150087 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Cleanest on record
2009 GMC Yukon XL 150014 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every GMC Yukon XL 1500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2011 | A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 59,925 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2010 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90,500 | Airbags |
| 2009 | A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 61,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | B | 27 | 0 | 0 | 75,000 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | D | 85 | 2 | 1 | 68,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 65,693 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 33 | 1 | 1 | 107,549 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | B | 46 | 0 | 0 | 76,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | F | 87 | 7 | 0 | 97,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | B | 26 | 1 | 0 | 105,109 | Brakes |
| 2001 | C | 33 | 2 | 1 | 131,000 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 19 | 5 | 0 | 130,835 | Brakes |
What breaks on a GMC Yukon XL 1500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2003
Worst in 2003
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2005
Worst in 2008
Exactly what failed on a GMC Yukon XL 1500
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every GMC Yukon XL 1500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
GMC Yukon XL 1500 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 1500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.