2016 Gmc YUKON - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2016 GMC Yukon SUV 4WD has an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5, with top scores in front and side crash ratings. This vehicle is equipped with standard electronic stability control, and optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems, enhancing its safety features. In terms of complaints and recalls, there have been 222 complaints and 5 recalls reported for this model. It is important for owners to stay informed and address any recalls promptly to ensure the continued safety of the vehicle.

auto generated summary, may be inaccurate.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

222

Recall Count

5

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

4/5

Search Vehicle Details

Advanced Search

The advanced search lets you search by safety ratings and features. This will return a list of vehicles that match your search criteria.

Safety Features

2016 GMC Yukon SUV 4WD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2016 GMC Yukon SUV 4WD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2016 GMC Yukon SUV 4WD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2016 GMC Yukon SUV 4WD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2016 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 5 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2016 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2016 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 3 3 3
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5

Complaints for the 2016 Gmc YUKON

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"the rear taillights both went out due to a design issue with the led circuit board - where the connections on the board crack and cause the lights to fail"
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2024-03-06
Complaint:
"passenger taillight goes out. replaced it twice now and now i have to do it again a 3rd time. they know of this issue but have done nothing to fix it or offer anything to help cover cost"
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2022-08-07
Complaint:
"both rail lights went out at the same time. no reason whatsoever"
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2025-06-01
Complaint:
"left tail light flickers, after reading internet comments learned that tail light board connections are made of very flimsy metal material, they crack with normal vehicle operations. led lamps are fine but the power connections to the lamps breaks therefore it renders taillights useless. replacement cost of those lamps are $700-$800 parts alone. on the internet there is some information i’ll attach that pdf"
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2022-08-08
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2016 gmc yukon. the contact stated that she was notified by a police officer that the passenger’s side taillight was inoperable. additionally, the driver’s side taillight was flashing. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 81,000."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2022-01-04
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2016 gmc yukon. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, he was notified by other motorists that the brake lights were inoperable. upon inspection, the contact discovered that the brake lights were intermittently inoperable while depressing the brake pedal. the dealer was notified about the failure and scheduled an appointment. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 77,000."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2022-12-07
Complaint:
"passage tail, brake light works when it want. one day it work the next day it don’t! i’m scared that i will get pulled by the police or somebody hit me in the back."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2022-01-06
Complaint:
"the passenger brake light intermittently stops working."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2022-05-05
Complaint:
"the drivers side rear brake lights stopped working. gm did a warranty extension ( that admits an issue).but ours just expired.. this is an $800 to $1000 repair that owners should not have to pay.. gm refuses to cover this expense. this is an absolute saftey issue. of course, any law enforcement officer will agree as they will write a safety violation ticket (as they should) i understand that owners are responsible for all maintenance of their vehicles, but this issue is a flaw in design. most owners ( like us) can’t afford to pay this outrageous price for a simple break light replacement. as the entity of government that oversees the manufacture of these vehicles, there must be a safety recall!! honestly, i am disappointed that no safety recall hasn’t been ordered for this issue. this problem is going to result in many many rear end accidents. please fix this and save lives. thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).”"
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2022-03-06
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2016 gmc yukon. the contact stated that while stopped at a stop sign, the driver behind her notified her that the brake lights were inoperable. there were no warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the vehicle was diagnosed with brake light failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 134,000."
Components Involved: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Date of incident: 2022-07-05

Recalls for the 2016 Gmc YUKON

Component Recalls

Choose a component to see what recalls people have made about them.

Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd, 3500 hd, tahoe, suburban, gmc sierra 2500 hd and 3500 hd, gmc yukon, gmc yukon xl, cadillac escalade and cadillac escalade esv vehicles and 2014-2017 chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500, trax, caprice police pursuit vehicle, gmc sierra 1500, buick encore, and 2014-2016 buick lacrosse, chevrolet spark ev and ss vehicles. in the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. during this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash."
Consequence:
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL
Date of incident: 2016-09-08
Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 buick lacrosse and chevrolet spark ev, caprice ppv and ss vehicles, 2014-2017 buick encore and chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500 and gmc sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 cadillac escalade and escalade esv, chevrolet tahoe, trax, suburban and silverado 2500 and 3500 and gmc yukon and yukon xl vehicles, and 2015-2017 gmc sierra hd 2500 and 3500 vehicles. while being previously remedied for recall 16v-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. during this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash."
Consequence:
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL
Date of incident: 2017-07-10

GMC Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

GMC ranks 8 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

Related Vehicles

Why not check out other GMC vehicles?

2013 ACADIA
GMC
  • Overall Safety Rating: 5
  • Complaints Count: 127
  • Recall Count: 3
View Car
2020 TERRAIN
GMC
  • Overall Safety Rating: 5
  • Complaints Count: 68
  • Recall Count: 2
View Car
2008 YUKON
GMC
  • Overall Safety Rating: Not Rated
  • Complaints Count: 407
  • Recall Count: 4
View Car
2010 SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB
GMC
  • Overall Safety Rating: Not Rated
  • Complaints Count: 211
  • Recall Count: 5
View Car