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GMC YukonYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 5,036 NHTSA owner complaints across 36 model years, the GMC Yukon years to avoid are 2007, 2015, 2021 and 2023, and the strongest years are 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2020. The Yukon has 75 safety recalls on record.

GMC Yukon
Years to avoid'07 '15 '21 '23Use caution: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2016, 2022, 2024Best years'06 '12 '14 '20Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5,036Top: EngineSafety recalls751992–2027 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Wlb5V, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

GMC Yukon years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Yukon median. Tap a year for its full report.

'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26'27
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2027Too new–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2026Too new–/10049 complaints · 3 recalls2025Too new–/10059 complaints · 2 recalls2024Caution30/100106 complaints · 3 recalls2023Avoid21/100248 complaints · 4 recalls2022Caution30/100186 complaints · 5 recalls2021Avoid21/100349 complaints · 13 recalls2020Best76/10037 complaints · 4 recalls2019Best69/10057 complaints · 2 recalls2018Solid66/10071 complaints · 3 recalls2017Solid43/100196 complaints · 3 recalls2016Caution37/100271 complaints · 5 recalls2015Avoid22/100530 complaints · 10 recalls2014Best70/10056 complaints · 3 recalls2013Solid56/100117 complaints · 4 recalls2012Best72/10063 complaints · 3 recalls2011Solid50/100158 complaints · 5 recalls2010Solid58/100105 complaints · 3 recalls2009Solid61/10094 complaints · 5 recalls2008Solid44/100188 complaints · 4 recalls2007Avoid24/100428 complaints · 4 recalls2006Best83/10027 complaints · 2 recalls2005Solid61/10085 complaints · 3 recalls2004Solid48/100159 complaints · 2 recalls2003Caution40/100204 complaints · 4 recalls2002Solid44/100158 complaints · 3 recalls2001Caution39/100197 complaints · 6 recalls2000Solid43/100166 complaints · 6 recalls1999Caution40/100204 complaints · 1 recall1998Solid63/10080 complaints · 2 recalls1997Solid51/100133 complaints · 0 recalls1996Solid62/10070 complaints · 3 recalls1995Solid59/10090 complaints · 6 recalls1994Best67/10058 complaints · 2 recalls1993Not rated–/10017 complaints · 0 recalls1992Not rated–/10019 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common GMC Yukon problems

All model years combined: 5,036 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine90618
Air bags664107
Electrical system61528
Power train49918
Exterior lighting4624
Service brakes40424
Service brakes, hydraulic40057
Structure30329
Steering24810
31 other systems152586
75 recalls

GMC Yukon recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

64%Wheels: hub26V-304 · 2025–2026 · May 14, 2026 · 2,457 vehicles64%Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)26V-289 · 2019–2026 · May 7, 2026 · 66 vehiclesDo not drive74%Other: owners/service/other manual26V-114 · 2026 · Feb 26, 2026 · 5,861 vehicles66%Control module: software26V-085 · 2022 · Feb 13, 2026 · 43,743 vehicles2%Latch/anchor: 25V-876 · 2025 · Dec 17, 2025 · 86 vehicles83%Storage: tank assembly25V-619 · 2022–2024 · Sep 18, 2025 · 12 vehicles88%Engine: hard parts internal/mechanical25V-274 · 2021–2024 · Apr 24, 2025 · 597,571 vehicles78%Control module: software24V-797 · 2021 · Oct 24, 2024 · 463,295 vehicles91%Brake fluid low warning: lamp24V-674 · 2023–2024 · Sep 12, 2024 · 449,671 vehicles89%Suspension: rear23V-642 · 2023 · Sep 20, 2023 · 189 vehicles97%Lighting control module: software22V-903 · 2022–2023 · Dec 8, 2022 · 740,108 vehicles93%Lighting control module: software22V-827 · 2021 · Nov 3, 2022 · 338,735 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 75 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

27 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Yukon

  1. Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedyEA26005 · 2021–2026 · still open
    Open
  2. Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedyRQ26001 · 2021–2024 · closed Aug 20, 2026
    No recall
  3. Loss of motive power due to engine failureEA25007 · 2021–2024 · still open
    Open
  4. Loss of motive power due to engine failurePE25001 · 2021–2024 · closed Oct 23, 2025
    Led to recall 25V-274
  5. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2007–2014 · still open
    Open
  6. Air Bag MalfunctionPE21010 · 2021 · closed Aug 24, 2023
    No recall
  7. Brake Vacuum Pump FailurePE18012 · 2015–2016 · closed Apr 10, 2022
    Led to recall 19V-645
  8. Interior Door Handle Laceration RiskEA10004 · 2007 · closed Jul 18, 2011
    No recall
  9. Brake line corrosion failurePE10010 · 1999–2003 · closed Jan 5, 2011
    No recall
  10. Interior Door Handle Laceration RiskPE09044 · 2007–2008 · closed May 23, 2010
    No recall