Worst years for a Buick Roadmaster
Owners have filed 452 complaints about the Buick Roadmaster with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 1999. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
1994 Buick Roadmaster132 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Buick Roadmaster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Child Seats |
| 1996 | B | 62 | 3 | 1 | 110,915 | Steering |
| 1995 | C | 76 | 5 | 1 | 97,500 | Suspension |
| 1994 | F | 132 | 18 | 8 | — | Electrical System |
| 1993 | D | 65 | 13 | 1 | — | Airbags |
| 1992 | — | 105 | 20 | 1 | 142,000 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1989 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
What breaks on a Buick Roadmaster
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1992
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1994
Exactly what failed on a Buick Roadmaster
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Buick Roadmaster, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Buick Roadmaster 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 Roadmaster
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.