Worst years for a Buick Lesabre
Owners have filed 4,865 complaints about the Buick Lesabre with NHTSA across model years 1971 to 2006. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2000 Buick Lesabre849 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.
Every Buick Lesabre 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | C | 95 | 9 | 3 | 55,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 212 | 4 | 6 | 62,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 209 | 12 | 5 | 49,996 | Body & Structure |
| 2002 | C | 381 | 17 | 16 | 62,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2001 | C | 460 | 13 | 25 | 60,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2000 | D | 849 | 33 | 43 | 59,000 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 1999 | C | 268 | 26 | 36 | 76,801 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | D | 518 | 20 | 64 | 70,731 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | D | 514 | 30 | 49 | 97,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | B | 121 | 10 | 0 | 89,492 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | C | 235 | 18 | 3 | 100,000 | Airbags |
| 1994 | C | 220 | 38 | 6 | 98,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | C | 264 | 14 | 27 | 109,821 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 245 | 18 | 26 | 156,038 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 46 | 1 | 3 | 96,000 | Electrical System |
| 1990 | — | 75 | 8 | 0 | 186,000 | Electrical System |
| 1989 | — | 35 | 2 | 2 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1988 | — | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1987 | — | 53 | 4 | 2 | — | Steering |
| 1986 | — | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1984 | — | 7 | 0 | 4 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1979 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1977 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 1971 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Buick Lesabre
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Buick Lesabre
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Buick Lesabre, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Buick Lesabre problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Buick Lesabre
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.