FaultScore

Worst years for a Buick Cascada

Owners have filed 69 complaints about the Buick Cascada with NHTSA across model years 2016 to 2019. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2016 Buick Cascada

34 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

2017 Buick Cascada

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Buick Cascada year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2019 6 0 0 50,100 Body & Structure
2018 C 12 2 0 Engine & Cooling
2017 A 17 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2016 C 34 0 0 18,500 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Buick Cascada

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 21 30.4%

Worst in 2017

Body & Structure 15 21.7%

Worst in 2016

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 14.5%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 10 14.5%

Worst in 2016

Electrical System 4 5.8%

Worst in 2016

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 2.9%

Worst in 2018

Brakes 2 2.9%

Worst in 2016

Wheels 2 2.9%

Worst in 2016

Airbags 1 1.4%

Worst in 2018

Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.4%

Worst in 2017

Seat Belts 1 1.4%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Buick Cascada, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2016 peak 4 Jul 2026

Compare the Buick Cascada

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.