GMC Yukon XL 2500

Owners filed 61 complaints across 11 model years of the GMC Yukon XL 2500. The 2001 drew the most (18).

Model years11
Complaints61
Recalls7
Fires1
Deaths0

Which GMC Yukon XL 2500 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 GMC Yukon XL 2500 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every GMC Yukon XL 2500 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20111
0——Electrical SystemRoutine
20101
1——Unknown or OtherRoutine
20081
0——Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
20078
0—1Air BagsRoutine
20062
0——Service BrakesRoutine
20054
11—Power TrainRoutine
20046
1——Service BrakesRoutine
20039
1—1Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/PanelRoutine
20027
1——Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
200118
1——Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
20004
1——Fuel System, GasolineRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.