2025 GMC Yukon
This year drew an ordinary 49 complaints for a GMC Yukon — the model's median is 186. What they were about is the unusual part: 6.1% of them mention turbo, against 0% across the other years of this generation.
Generation 3 of the GMC Yukon, which began in 2021. Everything below compares this year against the others in that generation, not against a different car wearing the same name.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 49 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 186 |
| Recalls | 2 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5/5 |
| EPA combined | 17 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- turbo — 6.1% of this year's complaints, against 0% across the other years of this generation (30.6×).
- updates — 6.1% of this year's complaints, against 1.2% across the other years of this generation (5.3×).
- sensors — 6.1% of this year's complaints, against 1.2% across the other years of this generation (5.3×).
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
What owners wrote
The 3.0L diesel motor failed around 5700 miles. The thrust bearing failed and the engine and the turbo needed to be replaced.
Warning about reduced acceleration and need for immediate servicing. Dealership reports notice about this issue by using diagnostic codes. Needs engine and turbo charger replaced. Vehicle has only 6500 miles on it.
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 25V876000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY Fixed free of charge.
- 26V304000 WHEELS Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the GMC Yukon was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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