Reliability & cost of ownership
Gmc Yukon Xl 2500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Gmc Yukon Xl 2500? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Gmc Yukon Xl 2500 problems by model year
1 recall entry and 61 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Yukon Xl 2500 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Yukon Xl 2500 | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Yukon Xl 2500 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Yukon Xl 2500 | 0 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Yukon Xl 2500 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Yukon Xl 2500 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Yukon Xl 2500 | 0 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Yukon Xl 2500 | 0 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Yukon Xl 2500 | 0 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Yukon Xl 2500 | 0 | 18 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Yukon Xl 2500 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Gmc Yukon Xl 2500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes19 complaints
- electrical system11 complaints
- engine and engine cooling10 complaints
- hydraulic6 complaints
- fuel system5 complaints
- engine5 complaints
- power train5 complaints
- gasoline4 complaints