Worst years for a Buick Skylark
Owners have filed 753 complaints about the Buick Skylark with NHTSA across model years 1981 to 2000. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Buick Skylark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1998 | B | 34 | 2 | 0 | 96,000 | Electrical System |
| 1997 | D | 111 | 9 | 0 | 55,016 | Brakes |
| 1996 | D | 116 | 12 | 1 | 96,140 | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 119 | 9 | 4 | 90,000 | Electrical System |
| 1994 | C | 95 | 10 | 4 | 110,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | C | 54 | 5 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 48 | 4 | 6 | — | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 46 | 7 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1990 | — | 37 | 1 | 1 | 138,000 | Electrical System |
| 1989 | — | 18 | 0 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1986 | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 11 | 0 | 3 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1984 | — | 27 | 0 | 1 | — | Steering |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1982 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1981 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Buick Skylark
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1991
Exactly what failed on a Buick Skylark
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Buick Skylark, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Buick Skylark 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 Skylark
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.