About $1,105 a year for full coverage on a national average — 23% less than the $1,438 average car. Insurers rate the GMC Yukon at an index of 77 where 100 is a typical vehicle, based on how often and how expensively these cars actually generate claims (latest data covers 2022-2024).
The premium isn't spread evenly across the GMC Yukon: Property damage — damage you cause to other property — carries its highest loss index at 91, while Medical payments sits at 49. Those 42 points are the real reason behind the price, and they are the part a quote form never shows you. Among 78 suvs we hold data for, the Yukon ranks #8 from cheapest, below the class median of 94. Against what the car is worth the bill looks different again: a 2026 Yukon sells for a median $99,900, so a year of cover costs 1.1% of the car's value. Over 19 generations of data the index has fallen from 94 (2004-2006) to 77 (2022-2024). Calculated from 41 insurance-loss records and live US listing prices.
Why a Yukon costs what it does
Insurers don't price a car with one number — they track losses separately for each kind of cover. An index of 100 is the average vehicle, so anything above means this model generates costlier claims of that type:
Read it as «where the money goes». A high Collision figure means these cars are expensive to repair after a crash; a high Comprehensive figure points at theft, weather and vandalism instead. Estimated annual split at $1,105: Liability (BI + PD) $530 · Collision $309 · Comprehensive $133 · Other (UM / PIP) $133.
The Yukon against its class
Every suvs we hold insurance data for, cheapest to insure first. The Yukon is highlighted — rivals are clickable if you're cross-shopping:
Class as defined by insurers (SUVs), not by us — it groups cars by how they're actually driven and repaired. Median for this class is 94, roughly $1,352 a year.
How it changed by generation
Insurance-loss index of the Yukon across every generation in the data. Newer isn't automatically cheaper — driver-assist systems cut crash frequency, while sensors and aluminium panels push repair bills up:
Each point averages every recorded variant of that generation. The Yukon has become cheaper to insure over time (-17 points).
What a Yukon costs by state
Where you park matters as much as what you drive. The Yukon's index applied to each state's average premium — the same car, the same cover, different postcode:
| State | Yukon est. / yr | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | +39% vs US | |
| Louisiana | +38% vs US | |
| New York | +32% vs US | |
| District of Columbia | +26% vs US | |
| Georgia | +21% vs US | |
| Texas | +20% vs US | |
| Wisconsin | -30% vs US | |
| Hawaii | -31% vs US | |
| Idaho | -32% vs US | |
| North Dakota | -33% vs US | |
| Vermont | -33% vs US | |
| Maine | -36% vs US |
Six priciest and six cheapest states shown. Figures are the state's average premium scaled by the GMC Yukon's loss index of 77 — your own quote also depends on age, record, deductible and ZIP.
GMC Yukon insurance — frequently asked
How much is insurance for a GMC Yukon?
About $1,105 a year for full coverage at the national average, versus $1,438 for a typical car. That's the model's insurance-loss index of 77 applied to the US average premium.
Why is the Yukon expensive or cheap to insure?
For the GMC Yukon the costliest area is Property damage at an index of 91, covering damage you cause to other property — against 49 for its cheapest. Insurers set premiums from claim history like that, not from the sticker price — which is why the GMC Yukon lands at 77, not at what it costs new.
Is the Yukon cheaper to insure than rivals?
It ranks #8 of 78 in the suvs class, where the median index is 94 against this car's 77. Cheaper rivals are listed in the chart above.
Is that a lot relative to the car's value?
A year of cover is 1.1% of what a 2026 Yukon sells for — $1,105 against a median price of $99,900. Cheap cars often show a higher percentage even when the dollar premium is lower, and at 1.1% the Yukon sits on the cheap side of it.
Does its safety rating lower the premium?
Not directly. The Yukon holds 5 stars from NHTSA, but crash-test performance and repair cost are priced separately — a car can protect occupants well and still be costly to fix.
Where does this data come from?
Insurance-loss indices published for real vehicles, combined with NAIC state average premiums. It's claim history, not a quote engine — so it shows what these cars actually cost insurers rather than what one company would offer you.
Will my own quote match this?
Treat it as a baseline for the car itself. Your figure also moves with age, driving record, deductible, mileage and ZIP code — the same Yukon can differ by hundreds between two drivers.
How we work this out
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