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Buick Problems, complaints & recalls

NHTSA holds 21,640 owner complaints and 358 recalls for Buick vehicles from 1965 to 2026. The most complained-about model is the Lesabre (3,823 complaints). 38 new complaints were filed in the last 30 days.

Complaints
21,640
Recalls
358
Crashes
1,249
Fires
926
Injuries
1,319
Deaths
31

Buick models

ModelYearsComplaintsRecallsTop problemWorst year
Regal1973-20203,348104Engine & cooling1998
Lesabre1967-20063,82346Engine & cooling2000
Enclave2008-20262,51629Airbags2008
Century1973-20051,84559Engine & cooling1999
Lacrosse2005-20192,12825Electrical system2006
Skylark1966-200055851Electrical system1996
Park Avenue1984-20051,14916Engine & cooling1998
Rendezvous2001-20071,25610Electrical system2002
Lucerne2006-20119436Electrical system2006
Riviera1966-199931933Engine & cooling1995
Encore2013-202260613Engine & cooling2017
Verano2012-201744111Electrical system2014
Rainier2003-200739110Electrical system2004
Electra1965-19903028Brakes1986
Roadmaster1989-199934912Brakes1992
Envision2016-20262509Electrical system2017
Skyhawk1975-19931418Electrical system1983
Encore GX2020-20262394Electrical system2024
Regal Eassist2012-20162870Lights2013
Terraza2005-20082074Body, doors & structure2005
Lacrosse Eassist2012-20162710Electrical system2013
Electra Park Ave1990-19932600Brakes1991
Reatta1988-1993536Brakes1990
Estate1974-199468Brakes1986
Apollo1973-197508--
Envista2024-2026982Electrical system2024
Estate Wagon1971-197906--
Cascada2016-2019551Engine & cooling2016
Centurion1971-197203--
Wildcat1965-196703--
Century Compact Passenger Car1993570Airbags1993
Century Medium Passenger Car1993570Airbags1993
Regal Tourx2018-2020360Electrical system2019
Buick1966-1989121Steering1988
Somerset1985-1987111Engine & cooling1986
88197501--
Century Custom197701--
Gran Sport196601--
Special196801--
Terraza CXL200701--
Lacrosse Hybrid2018-2019150Engine & cooling2018
Buick Truck2002-200360Suspension2002
Allure200640Body, doors & structure2006

Last 30 days

Buick vehicles drawing complaints now

All time

Most complained-about Buick vehicles

#VehicleComplaintsRecallsCrashesInjuriesGrade
12000 Buick Lesabre68052624F
22008 Buick Enclave53661341F
32002 Buick Rendezvous49831822F
41998 Buick Lesabre4101159F
51997 Buick Lesabre40222625F
62001 Buick Lesabre33501014F
72006 Buick Lucerne33042923D
82002 Buick Lesabre32221519F
92005 Buick Lacrosse315574D
101998 Buick Regal312773F
112006 Buick Lacrosse30041616F
122014 Buick Enclave2927917F
132003 Buick Rendezvous28471213D
142011 Buick Regal280477F
152010 Buick Enclave275656D

Latest Buick recalls

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data

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