Gmc Yukon
Owners filed 4,958 complaints across 35 model years of the Gmc Yukon. The 2015 drew the most (528); the 1993 the fewest (17).
Model years35
Complaints4,958
Recalls153
Fires36
Deaths10
Every Gmc Yukon model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 3 | — | — | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2025 | 52 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2024 | 103 | 3 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2023 | 236 | 4 | — | 1 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2022 | 179 | 5 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2021 | 327 | 13 | — | 9 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2020 | 36 | 4 | — | — | Power Train | Do not drive | |
| 2019 | 54 | 2 | 1 | — | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2018 | 69 | 3 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 196 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2016 | 267 | 5 | — | 4 | Exterior Lighting | Do not drive | |
| 2015 | 528 | 10 | 4 | 9 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2014 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2013 | 117 | 4 | — | 4 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2012 | 63 | 3 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2011 | 158 | 5 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 105 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 94 | 5 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 187 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 428 | 4 | 5 | 16 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 27 | 3 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2005 | 85 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 158 | 4 | 1 | 6 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Routine | |
| 2003 | 204 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Service Brakes | Above average | |
| 2002 | 158 | 5 | 3 | 15 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2001 | 197 | 8 | — | 23 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 166 | 9 | — | 16 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 204 | 2 | — | 18 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1998 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 133 | 1 | 3 | 9 | Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System | Routine | |
| 1996 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1995 | 90 | 7 | 3 | 5 | Seats | Routine | |
| 1994 | 58 | 4 | — | 12 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1993 | 17 | 1 | — | 3 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1992 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported |
Which Gmc Yukon years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2015 is the weakest year on record, with 528 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting. It carries 10 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.