Gmc Yukon Xl 1500 Reliability
407 NHTSA complaints (2000–2012). Complaint rate: 6783.3 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2003–2004 Gmc Yukon Xl 1500. The 2012 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Gmc Yukon Xl 1500 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 49 | 2.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 37 | 10.8% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 34 | 5.9% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 27 | 3.7% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 25 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 21 | 9.5% |
| ENGINE | 21 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 15 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 14 | 14.3% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 14 | 7.1% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | — | 19 | 5 | — | View 2000View→ |
| 2001 | — | 33 | 2 | 1 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002 | — | 26 | 1 | — | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 87 | 7 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 46 | 0 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005 | — | 33 | 1 | 1 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006GOOD | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 85 | 2 | 1 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 27 | 0 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 14 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 16 | 0 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012GOOD | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2012View→ |
See also: Gmc Yukon Xl 1500accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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