Buick Lacrosse vs Chrysler 200

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 Lacrosse	Chrysler 200
Complaints on file	2,921	6,961
Model years covered	2005–2019	2010–2018
Worst model year	2006	2015
Best model year	2018	2010
Crashes reported	153	360
Fires reported	88	73
Injuries reported	80	226
Deaths reported	1	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	11%	9.5%

Buick Lacrosse by year

415 383 327 343 146 278 244 308 200 90 54 64 42 19 8

05 06 07 08 09 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

Electrical System 595 20.4%

Lights 502 17.2%

Engine & Cooling 257 8.8%

Airbags 253 8.7%

Steering 229 7.8%

Brakes 144 4.9%

Suspension 142 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 139 4.8%

Chrysler 200 by year

23 521 1,011 1,006 312 3,417 593 77 1

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,255 18.0%

Electrical System 1,225 17.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 939 13.5%

Airbags 850 12.2%

Other & Unspecified 546 7.8%

Brakes 292 4.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 266 3.8%

Seat Belts 241 3.5%