Where each one leads
Ford Expedition
- Against cars of the same year, the Ford Expedition comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 24% less often than average) than the GMC Yukon XL (fails 6% less often than average).
GMC Yukon XL
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 GMC Yukon XL uses 10.2 l/100 km, the 2026 Ford Expedition 13.3.
Too close to call: NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ford Expedition | GMC Yukon XL | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1991–2027 | 1999–2026 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ford Expedition | GMC Yukon XL | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| … against cars of the same year | −24% | −6% |
| US owner complaints | 9,387 | 2,440 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | 1999 (946) | 2015 (308) |
| US recall campaigns | 77 | 54 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,271 | 23,595 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 48 | 47 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Ford Expedition | GMC Yukon XL | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2027) | 5★ (2026) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ford Expedition | GMC Yukon XL | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 13.3 l/100 km (2026) | 10.2 l/100 km (2026) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).