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2023 GMC Yukon XL problems

The 2023 GMC Yukon XL has 338 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (49%) concerns engine. After that come drivetrain & axles (12%) and electrical system (11%).

At a glance

Complaints
338 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Engine 49% of complaints
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
23 and 0
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2023 GMC Yukon XL Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 62% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Among the 26 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 44,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 49,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).

Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 23 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2023 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the GMC Yukon XL with enough data (338 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

While driving in a gravel driveway, the window curtain airbags and the middle console airbags deployed, with no collision what so ever causing injury to the driver and should you have a child this could have been very damaging as the airbags came out in all the way back through the vehicle. This incident was inspected by police and fire as OnStar called them as it detected a collision, and without the vehicle being moved from the location the officer said there is nothing that should have caused the airbags to…

February 2023 Injury

The contact owns a 2023 GMC Yukon XL. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the "Service SRS” message was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was a failure with the passenger safety restraint system; however, the remedy for the repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the vehicle was not repaired, and that the safety restraint system was reset. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened.

Reported at 1,100 miles, February 2023

The contact owns a 2023 GMC Yukon XL. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart. The contact performed a VIN search and became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V274000 (Engine and Engine Cooling ); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.

Reported at 63,077 miles, July 2025

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