FaultScore

Worst years for a Buick Lucerne

Owners have filed 1,332 complaints about the Buick Lucerne with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2011. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2006 Buick Lucerne

456 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2010 Buick Lucerne

77 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Buick Lucerne 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
2011 C 66 4 6 50,000 Electrical System
2010 B 77 4 2 58,000 Electrical System
2009 C 185 11 24 80,000 Electrical System
2008 D 321 19 44 70,000 Electrical System
2007 D 227 31 0 51,000 Electrical System
2006 F 456 50 3 52,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Buick Lucerne

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

Electrical System 405 30.4%

Worst in 2008

Fuel & Propulsion 137 10.3%

Worst in 2008

Engine & Cooling 106 8.0%

Worst in 2006

Body & Structure 103 7.7%

Worst in 2006

Steering 84 6.3%

Worst in 2006

Airbags 79 5.9%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 56 4.2%

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Wheels 40 3.0%

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Lights 31 2.3%

Worst in 2006

Suspension 30 2.3%

Worst in 2006

Worst in 2006

Exactly what failed on a Buick Lucerne

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 57 30.5%
Instrument Cluster/Panel 52 27.8%
Door 17 9.1%
Fuses AND Circuit Breakers 14 7.5%
Fuel Pump 13 7.0%
Cruise Control 8 4.3%
Engine 7 3.7%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 7 3.7%
Exterior 6 3.2%
Front 6 3.2%

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 2006 peak 45 Jun 2026

Buick Lucerne 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 Lucerne

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