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GMC Yukon XL.

The best GMC Yukon XL years are 2010, 2012, 2011. Years to avoid: 2016, 2015, 2017. Across 2010-2017, it has a Lemon Index of 121, where 100 is the average car and lower is better.

Reliability by year, 2000 to 2017.

121Lemon Index · 100 = average car

Worse than average. Whole model, 2010-2017: 1.2× the average car's complaints.

Best year 2010 · Worst year 2016

GMC Yukon XL
Photo shows a 2015 GMC Yukon XL. Kevauto, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.

2000–few complaints2001631.6× fewer complaints2002731.4× fewer complaints20031111.1× the complaints2004841.2× fewer complaints2005531.9× fewer complaints2006–few complaints2007110about average2008661.5× fewer complaints2010812.5× fewer complaints2011244.2× fewer complaints2012156.7× fewer complaints2013244.2× fewer complaints20151811.8× the complaints20162712.7× the complaints20171391.4× the complaints

Scores before 2010 are rough: fewer owners filed complaints back then.

Best years to buy

2010.

2010812.5× fewer complaints than average2012156.7× fewer complaints than average2011244.2× fewer complaints than average

Years to avoid

2016.

20162712.7× the average car's complaints20151811.8× the average car's complaints20171391.4× the average car's complaints

Quick answers.

Is the GMC Yukon XL a good car?

Not overall: it draws more complaints than the average car, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2010-2017: Lemon Index 121; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: the best is 2010 and the worst is 2016.

What are the best GMC Yukon XL years to buy?

By owner complaints per car sold: 2010, 2012, 2011.

What GMC Yukon XL years should you stay away from?

The years with the most complaints per car sold: 2016, 2015, 2017.

How many recalls does the GMC Yukon XL have?

62 safety recalls across the 16 model years we track. Most: 2000 (8), 2001 (6), 2005 (6). Each year's page lists them.

What are the most common GMC Yukon XL problems?

Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name lights, electrical and transmission & drivetrain most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.

Every year in one table
YearIndexCompared with averageComplaintsTop complaintRecallsCrash testMPG
2000–too few complaints to score17parking brake (24%)8—13–14
2001631.6× fewer complaints than average47parking brake (32%)6—12–14
2002731.4× fewer complaints than average51steering (22%)2—12–14
20031111.1× the average car's complaints64electrical (38%)5—13–14
2004841.2× fewer complaints than average49electrical (53%)4—13–15
2005531.9× fewer complaints than average21electrical (19%)6—13–15
2006–too few complaints to score5transmission & drivetrain (20%)3—13–14
2007110about average44body structure (25%)4—14–16
2008661.5× fewer complaints than average20doors, locks & latches (45%)4—14–16
2010812.5× fewer complaints than average2electrical (50%)3—14–17
2011244.2× fewer complaints than average7body structure (57%)3★★★★☆12–17
2012156.7× fewer complaints than average4tires (25%)4★★★★☆12–17
2013244.2× fewer complaints than average9body structure (44%)4★★★★☆12–17
20151811.8× the average car's complaints109lights (48%)2★★★★☆16–18
20162712.7× the average car's complaints123lights (53%)3★★★★☆17–19
20171391.4× the average car's complaints52electrical (33%)1★★★★☆16–19

Lemon Index = safety complaints filed with the government within 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model year. 100 is average, lower is better. How it works

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