Buick Reatta problems

Owners have filed 56 complaints about the Buick Reatta with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 1993. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Buick Reatta 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.

12 11 30 2 1

88 89 90 91 93

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Median miles	Most reported
1993	—	1	0	—	Brakes
1991	—	2	0	—	Brakes
1990	—	30	3	—	Brakes
1989	—	11	1	—	Brakes
1988	—	12	3	—	Brakes

What breaks on a Buick Reatta

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

Brakes 45 80.4%

Worst in 1990

Body & Structure 3 5.4%

Worst in 1990

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.6%

Worst in 1989

Engine & Cooling 1 1.8%

Worst in 1988

Electrical System 1 1.8%

Worst in 1990

Airbags 1 1.8%

Worst in 1990

Lights 1 1.8%

Worst in 1989

Tires 1 1.8%

Worst in 1989

Seat Belts 1 1.8%

Worst in 1988

Complaints filed over time

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

Apr 1995 peak 5 Mar 2020

Compare the Buick Reatta

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

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