Worst years for a Buick Regal
Owners have filed 4,456 complaints about the Buick Regal with NHTSA across model years 1978 to 2020. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Buick Regal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2019 | A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 20,324 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | C | 33 | 8 | 0 | 22,000 | Brakes |
| 2017 | B | 26 | 1 | 3 | 76,000 | Brakes |
| 2016 | B | 61 | 0 | 0 | 24,966 | Steering |
| 2015 | C | 50 | 1 | 1 | 25,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | B | 51 | 3 | 0 | 47,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | C | 137 | 12 | 4 | 60,000 | Lights |
| 2012 | C | 138 | 5 | 4 | 59,763 | Lights |
| 2011 | D | 441 | 13 | 14 | 69,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2005 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2004 | A | 94 | 0 | 2 | 95,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 139 | 7 | 18 | 97,987 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 150 | 4 | 26 | 85,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | D | 229 | 7 | 55 | 94,382 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 245 | 19 | 35 | 98,157 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | D | 301 | 8 | 51 | 89,477 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | D | 376 | 8 | 47 | 91,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | C | 174 | 3 | 19 | 106,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | D | 273 | 19 | 22 | 85,000 | Brakes |
| 1995 | D | 218 | 19 | 5 | 96,329 | Airbags |
| 1994 | C | 146 | 9 | 3 | 105,000 | Brakes |
| 1993 | C | 118 | 8 | 3 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 204 | 12 | 6 | 109,500 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 303 | 23 | 7 | 80,000 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 107 | 7 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 150 | 9 | 3 | — | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 181 | 13 | 1 | 155,925 | Brakes |
| 1987 | — | 28 | 3 | 0 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 1986 | — | 14 | 2 | 3 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1985 | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1983 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1979 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1978 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Buick Regal
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 Regal
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Buick Regal, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Buick Regal 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 Regal
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.