2007 GMC Yukon Denali XL

Typical pattern

1.1% of complaints about the 2007 GMC Yukon Denali XL came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2007 vehicle — around the middle of the 268 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 7.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is air bags (21 complaints), typically at 9.8 yr or about 92,000 miles.

Complaints: 87
Median age at failure: 7.8 yr
Median mileage: 89,010 n=63
Crash / fire / tow: 14.9% of reports
Safety recalls: 0

In owners’ own words

Air bags 33,000 mi 2.0 yr in service crash / fire / tow

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI XL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER FIVE TIMES AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000. UPDATED 11/7/08 *CN UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB

Air bags 92,000 mi 7.3 yr in service

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND I NOTICE THE DASH PAD STARTING TO VIBRATE AND THEN I NOTICE A CRACK STARTING TO DEVELOP AND IT CRACKED ALL THE WAY THREW PASSENGER SIDE TOP VENT WHERE THE DEFROST VENT IS AT I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

Air bags mileage not reported 9.7 yr in service

TAKATA RECALL TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL SINCE MAY 2016 AND NO REMEDY HAS BEEN OFFERED. IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN SINCE THIS IS OUR PRIMARY VEHICLE. GM SHOULD PROVIDE US WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE OR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE UNTIL THE SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE TO FIX.

Structure mileage not reported 3.7 yr in service

HAVE SAME PROBLEM REGARDING INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES - CHROME TREATMENT BEGINS TO PEEL AND PEELING CHROME IS VERY SHARP RESULTING IN CUTS TO FINGERS AND HANDS. POOR CHROMING PROCESS RESULTING IN PRODUCT FAILURE. HANDLES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Other Yukon Denali XL model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2007 GMC Yukon Denali XL

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

In owners’ own words

Other Yukon Denali XL model years

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