Buick Century vs Chevrolet Cruze

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Buick Century	Chevrolet Cruze
Complaints on file	2,393	5,775
Model years covered	1981–2005	2010–2019
Worst model year	1999	2014
Best model year	2005	2017
Crashes reported	184	479
Fires reported	48	136
Injuries reported	128	226
Deaths reported	4	3
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	15.2%	14.6%

Buick Century by year

1 4 10 11 9 43 32 26 46 49 50 64 71 144 127 110 132 278 287 249 190 204 170 51 35

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 304 12.7%

Brakes 289 12.1%

Electrical System 231 9.7%

Lights 193 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 172 7.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 170 7.1%

Steering 168 7.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 120 5.0%

Chevrolet Cruze by year

2 1,115 1,353 934 1,106 383 391 295 166 30

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,397 24.2%

Electrical System 760 13.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 677 11.7%

Other & Unspecified 467 8.1%

Brakes 382 6.6%

Stability & Traction Control 382 6.6%

Steering 377 6.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 272 4.7%