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2025 GMC Yukon

Gas Diesel Midsize / large SUV

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
84 / 100
BSafety Signal · 84 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
78Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
23 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2025 GMC Yukon is sold in the U.S. as a gas and diesel midsize or large SUV with 12 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Yukon 2WD, is EPA-rated at 23 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 78 complaints, most often about engine. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Yukon 2WDGasRWD6.2L 8-cyl152017$4,550
Yukon 2WDGasRWD5.3L 8-cyl152017$3,650
Yukon 4WDGas4WD5.3L 8-cyl151917$3,650
Yukon XL 2WDGasRWD5.3L 8-cyl152017$3,650
Yukon 4WDGas4WD6.2L 8-cyl141816$4,850
Yukon XL 2WDGasRWD6.2L 8-cyl151916$4,850
Yukon XL 4WDGas4WD6.2L 8-cyl141816$4,850
Yukon XL 4WDGas4WD5.3L 8-cyl141916$3,900
Yukon 2WDDieselRWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo212623$3,900
Yukon XL 2WDDieselRWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo212623$3,900
Yukon 4WDDiesel4WD3.0L 6-cyl turbo202622$4,050
Yukon XL 4WDDiesel4WD3.0L 6-cyl turbo202622$4,050

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Wheels

high
2,457 vehicles

Problem: General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2025–2026 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban 1500, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with 24-inch wheels. Incorrect bolts may have been installed on the left and right front wheel hubs, which can result in the bolts loosening or deforming over time.

Risk: A bolt that loosens or breaks during vehicle operation can result in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will replace the front left and right wheel hub bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 18, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. GM's number for this recall is N262554630. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 14, 2026.

NHTSA campaign 26V304000 · reported May 14, 2026 · General Motors, LLC

Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

high
86 vehicles

Problem: Rollx Vans (Rollx) is recalling certain GMC Yukon, Sierra, Chevrolet Express 2500, Ford Transit, E-250, Toyota Sienna, Sienna Hybrid, Honda Odyssey, Chrysler Town and Country, Voyager, Pacifica, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Ram Promaster vehicles equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. Please refer to Rollx's recall report for specific model year information. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.

Risk: An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Rollx will work with Q'Straint to inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 5, 2026. Owners may contact Rollx's customer service at 1-800-956-6668.

NHTSA campaign 25V876000 · reported Dec 17, 2025 · Rollx Vans

NHTSA investigations

Engine — Loss of motive power due to engine failure post recall remedy (open)

On January 16, 2026, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query RQ26001.  This investigation was opened to assess the remedy effectiveness of Recall 25V-274. ODI has received complaints alleging engine failure in vehicles after the recall remedy had been completed, whether that remedy involved an oil viscosity change or a complete engine replacement. General Motors (GM) issued Recall 25V-274 to address concerns of engine failure in the L87 engines produced between March 1, 2021 and May 31, 2024. GM cited the root cause as a supplier manufacturing and quality issue. GM’s recall remedy for Recall 25V-274 consisted of two different repairs, either an oil viscosity change o

Opened Aug 20, 2026 · action EA26005

Owner complaints

78 complaints filed

1 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 1 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2025: 37 · 2026: 41

Most-cited components

  • Engine — 49
  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 15
  • Electrical System — 14
  • Power Train — 8
  • Unknown Or Other — 6
“The image module system has completely failed and never worked in the Yukon. Then it would brake while still accelerating.”Dec 31, 2025 · Service Brakes · NHTSA owner report
“I purchased this vehicle in May of 2025. It currently has 9840 miles on it. While driving in October the vehicle shut down and locked up. After getting it towed to a dealer I was told the diesel motor and the fuel system were blow and seized and need to be replace. The vehicle is still currently in North Carolina while…”Dec 29, 2025 · Engine · NHTSA owner report
“Reduced engine power warning light came on at approximately 7600 miles on our new 2025 Yukon xl. Dealer inspected and ultimately decided the engine needs to be replaced due to crankshaft end play out of spec. This is a know GM issue. Incorrect thrust bearing was installed from the factory. Gm did not inform us of this …”Dec 4, 2025 · Engine · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV 4WD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆☆22%
SUV 4WD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆☆22%
SUV RWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆☆21%
SUV RWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★☆☆21%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other Yukon model years

D

2026 Yukon

3 recalls · 65 complaints

C

2024 Yukon

3 recalls · 169 complaints

C

2023 Yukon

4 recalls · 442 complaints

F

2022 Yukon

5 recalls · 339 complaints

F

2021 Yukon

14 recalls · 537 complaints

F

2020 Yukon

4 recalls · 81 complaints

D

2019 Yukon

3 recalls · 124 complaints

F

2018 Yukon

5 recalls · 125 complaints

C

2017 Yukon

3 recalls · 359 complaints

F

2016 Yukon

5 recalls · 513 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 48625, 48627, 48637, 48628, 48635, 48626, 48636, 48638, 48945, 48944, 48960, 48959). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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