Buick Lesabre vs Ford Expedition

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 Lesabre	Ford Expedition
Complaints on file	4,865	11,934
Model years covered	1971–2006	1991–2026
Worst model year	2000	2003
Best model year	1996	2026
Crashes reported	278	739
Fires reported	320	845
Injuries reported	213	603
Deaths reported	6	33
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	16.8%	18.6%

Buick Lesabre by year

1 1 2 1 1 7 6 20 53 22 35 75 46 245 264 220 235 121 514 518 268 849 460 381 209 212 95 4

71 77 79 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 848 17.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 590 12.1%

Electrical System 562 11.6%

Brakes 476 9.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 319 6.6%

Airbags 293 6.0%

Body & Structure 293 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 267 5.5%

Ford Expedition by year

1 1 4 1 3 1,065 1,022 1,137 1,136 739 415 800 381 452 395 267 179 42 74 92 167 116 96 229 278 480 479 617 519 296 172 93 112 57 17

91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,039 17.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,559 13.1%

Electrical System 1,412 11.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 837 7.0%

Brakes 768 6.4%

Tires 689 5.8%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 635 5.3%

Suspension 561 4.7%