GMC Yukon Denali
Owners filed 898 complaints across 20 model years of the GMC Yukon Denali. The 2007 drew the most (120); the 2018 the fewest (2).
Model years20
Complaints898
Recalls5
Fires17
Deaths1
Every GMC Yukon Denali model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | — | 1 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2015 | 73 | 0 | — | 2 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2013 | 29 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2012 | 28 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2011 | 96 | 0 | 2 | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2010 | 53 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2009 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 58 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2006 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2005 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 109 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 29 | 1 | — | 2 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2001 | 35 | 2 | — | 2 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Which GMC Yukon Denali years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2007 is the weakest year on record, with 120 complaints concentrated in the air bags.
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.