GMC Yukon XL by model year

3,291 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the GMC Yukon XL across 28 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the GMC Yukon XL

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2000	77
2001	151
2002	114
2003	115
2004	118
2005	58
2006	24
2007	125
2008	86
2009	32
2010	37
2011	67
2012	22
2013	26
2014	13
2015	406
2016	269
2017	213
2018	76
2019	89
2020	61
2021	317
2022	236
2023	338
2024	120
2025	46
2026	52

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				16 to 23
2026	52	Engine (50%)	3	16 to 23
2025	46	Engine (37%)	1	16 to 23	5 stars
2024	120	Engine (53%)	2	16 to 23	4 stars
2023	338	Engine (49%)	4	16 to 23	4 stars
2022	236	Engine (54%)	4	16 to 23	4 stars
2021	317	Engine (51%)	12	16 to 23	4 stars
2020	61	Engine (44%)	2		4 stars
2019	89	Engine (45%)	2
2018	76	Engine (22%)	2
2017	213	Lighting (18%)	1
2016	269	Lighting (31%)	3
2015	406	Lighting (35%)	2
2014	13		3	14 to 17
2013	26	Body & structure (39%)	4
2012	22		4
2011	67	Air bags (31%)	3
2010	37	Air bags (41%)	3
2009	32	Air bags (31%)	5
2008	86	Air bags (49%)	4
2007	125	Air bags (46%)	4
2006	24		2
2005	58	Electrical system (22%)	5
2004	118	Electrical system (26%)	3
2003	115	Electrical system (33%)	3
2002	114	Brakes (33%)	1
2001	151	Brakes (51%)	4
2000	77	Brakes (42%)	6