FaultScore

Worst years for a GMC Yukon XL Denali

Owners have filed 106 complaints about the GMC Yukon XL Denali with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2003. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

2003 GMC Yukon XL Denali

42 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2002 GMC Yukon XL Denali

35 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every GMC Yukon XL Denali 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
2003 D 42 4 2 68,784 Electrical System
2002 A 35 0 0 127,994 Brakes
2001 C 29 4 2 92,466 Brakes

What breaks on a GMC Yukon XL Denali

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

Brakes 36 34.0%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 15 14.2%

Worst in 2003

Engine & Cooling 12 11.3%

Worst in 2002

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 6.6%

Worst in 2003

Tires 6 5.7%

Worst in 2001

Stability & Traction Control 5 4.7%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 4 3.8%

Worst in 2003

Steering 3 2.8%

Worst in 2001

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 2.8%

Worst in 2002

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 2.8%

Worst in 2003

Seats 3 2.8%

Worst in 2002

Airbags 2 1.9%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 2 1.9%

Worst in 2002

Fuel & Propulsion 2 1.9%

Worst in 2002

Complaints filed over time

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

Oct 2002 peak 15 Dec 2018

Compare the GMC Yukon XL Denali

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