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Buick Regal problems reported in California

469 of the 4,456 complaints filed about the Buick Regal came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

469

Complaints from California

25

Crashes

41

Fires

1998

Worst model year

What failed

Engine & Cooling 90 19.2%
Brakes 58 12.4%
Steering 38 8.1%
Lights 23 4.9%
Seat Belts 18 3.8%
Airbags 14 3.0%

By model year

1983 Regal 1 0.2%
1984 Regal 1 0.2%
1985 Regal 1 0.2%
1986 Regal 1 0.2%
1987 Regal 6 1.3%
1988 Regal 5 1.1%
1989 Regal 15 3.2%
1990 Regal 9 1.9%
1991 Regal 13 2.8%
1992 Regal 13 2.8%
1993 Regal 17 3.6%
1994 Regal 14 3.0%
1995 Regal 53 11.3%
1996 Regal 52 11.1%
1997 Regal 26 5.5%
1998 Regal 60 12.8%
1999 Regal 34 7.2%
2000 Regal 27 5.8%
2001 Regal 19 4.1%
2002 Regal 24 5.1%
2003 Regal 5 1.1%
2004 Regal 6 1.3%
2005 Regal 3 0.6%
2009 Regal 1 0.2%
2011 Regal 23 4.9%
2012 Regal 7 1.5%
2013 Regal 8 1.7%
2014 Regal 5 1.1%
2015 Regal 2 0.4%
2016 Regal 14 3.0%
2017 Regal 1 0.2%
2018 Regal 3 0.6%

Cities reporting most

Sacramento 14 13.0%
Victorville 13 12.0%
SAN Diego 12 11.1%
Millbrae 11 10.2%
Newark 8 7.4%
Sylmar 8 7.4%
Bellflower 8 7.4%
Pomona 7 6.5%
LOS Angele 7 6.5%
LOS Angeles 7 6.5%
SAN Jose 7 6.5%
Fountain Valley 6 5.6%

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