A recent study conducted by market research firm iSeeCars indicates the GMC Yukon XL, like the closely related Chevy Suburban, is one of the longest-lasting vehicle nameplates on sale today, with many examples of the full-size SUV surpassing 200,000 miles driven.
iSeeCars recently published its Top 15 Longest-Lasting Cars ranking, which is based on the percentage of registered vehicles of a particular nameplate that have reached or surpassed 200,000-miles. The study indicates 5.2 percent of all GMC Yukon XL models registered in the U.S. today have 200,00 miles or more on the odometer, certifying it as the fourth longest-lasting vehicle based on this metric. The Toyota Land Cruiser was first, with 18.2 percent of vehicles reaching at least 200,000 miles driven, followed by the Toyota Sequoia at 14.2 percent and the Chevy Suburban at 6.6 percent.
Oddly, the GMC Yukon was a bit farther down the list in this ranking than the extended wheelbase Yukon XL. The standard Yukon was ranked twelfth overall, with 3.7 percent of vehicles surpassing 200,000 miles. The closely related Chevy Tahoe was seventh on the list, with 4.4 percent of vehicles reaching 200,000 miles or more.
iSeeCars analyst Karl Brauer was not surprised to see all four of GM’s mass-market full-size SUVs perform well with regard to longevity and reliability, as they comprise many of the same components, features and equipment.
“All manufactured by General Motors, the Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, and Chevrolet Tahoe share a platform and many common parts, confirming why these popular family vehicles are all likely to last 200,000 miles,” said Brauer.
With 1.8 percent and 1.6 percent of GMC and Chevy vehicles reaching 200,000 miles respectively, these two GM brands are also the third and fourth longe-lasting automotive brands, according to iSeeCars. Toyota is first at 2.3 percent, followed by Honda at 1.9 percent. Ford completed the top five at 1.5 percent. Across all car brands, 1.2 percent of vehicles will reach or surpass 200,00 miles driven.
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No, no according to Consumer Imports any GMC can’t last past 20k miles….
Sounds about right.
I figure the humour flew away…
With the lifter issues in the current and prior generation, I doubt it. Now, go back to the generation before these, then 200K is probably not out of the question.
Lifter issues? You mean the 0.5% of them that may have an issue and any of them are due to improper maintenance? Yeah, that makes a huge impact. Stop trolling…
have the 21 Yukon Denali Duramax Diesel…..in a year I put on 6000 miles….so, let me see….it should last 33 years….I am 71….I’ll never make it that long….hay kids….got your inheritance
The combined GM bodies short and long are around 20%.
200,000 really? With the cost of a Surburban/Yukon costing upwards of $55K … 500,000 miles had better be on the c;osk before going down. I had a 81 Plymouth Reliant … drove it from from ’81 to to ’93. It had over 300,000 when I sold it to a guy who painted houses, He painted out place about 5 years later, over 400,000 miles on the clock … he reported it leaked about 1/2 gt between changes, and routine maintenance. The Reliant Wagon cost just under $11K new in 1981, the car was retired about two years later with just over 500,000 on the clock. How’d I know the miles, that painter bought the ’96 Reliant wagon
I was driving at the time, took out the ’81 for one last ride.
In my area, the smaller SUV like the Toyota are popular with high school and college aged drivers. They put new life and spend a lot of money on these high mile and worn SUV’s because they look cool and are affordable. They have no interest in the large SUV as they are not cool at that point in the vehicles life. The XL SUV get a second or third life in the construction business as tool carriers with all the seats folded down. So, those models benefit from those late stage uses where the others do not.
What’s the BIG DEAL about that…. my Suburban is at 328K miles and still rolling on the original motor.
My 98 1500 is over200tho.waiting on a new 2022 2500
My wife has a 2001 GMC Yukon xl 5.3 4×4 with 293 on engine. Transmission replaced at 196.000. drives it daily. Ran it out of oil one day a few years back when the oil sending unit blew apart, I figured it was going to be on it’s last leg then. But it’s lasted this long I’d buy another one any day or of the week
Most any vehicle sold now should easily last 200K if you follow the recommended maintenance schedules. This isn’t rocket science