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GMC Yukon vs Ford Expedition

Which one, and which years, drew fewer problems per car sold

The short answer

Across the 2012 to 2022 model years the two are close, at 437 and 427 owner complaints per 100,000 sold. For newer cars the picture flips: from 2019 to 2022 the GMC Yukon has the cleaner record. The best years to target are 2018 and 2020 for the Yukon and 2014 and 2023 for the Expedition.

2015 GMC Yukon XL SLT, front 2.29.20

GMC Yukon

Complaints per 100k sold437
Recalls since 201241
Average crash rating4 of 5
'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Best2018, 2020
Avoid2015, 2021
2018 Ford Expedition XLT, front 8.25.19

Ford Expedition

Complaints per 100k sold427
Recalls since 201249
Average crash rating4.8 of 5
'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Best2014, 2023
Avoid2017, 2018

By age group

Model yearsYukonExpeditionFewer problems
Older (2012 to 2015)546275Expedition
Middle (2016 to 2018)395576Yukon
Newer (2019 to 2022)380427Yukon

Owner complaints per 100,000 cars sold, pooled across the years in each group. Lower is better. A model counts as ahead only when it is at least 10% lower.

Year by year

YearYukonExpedition
2012273310
2013312240
2014108161
20151,343396
2016575363
2017426692
2018162701
2019171611
2020132552
2021693295
2022440189
2023Too newToo new
2024Too newToo new

Complaints per 100,000 sold for each model year. Green is a good year for that model, amber average, red a year to watch out for.

Most reported problems

Questions

Is the Yukon or Expedition more reliable?

Across the 2012 to 2022 model years the two are close, at 437 and 427 owner complaints per 100,000 sold. For newer cars the picture flips: from 2019 to 2022 the GMC Yukon has the cleaner record. The best years to target are 2018 and 2020 for the Yukon and 2014 and 2023 for the Expedition.

Which Yukon and Expedition years should I avoid?

For the Yukon: 2015, 2021. For the Expedition: 2017, 2018.

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