Buick Regal vs Chrysler Pacifica

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 Regal	Chrysler Pacifica
Complaints on file	4,456	10,659
Model years covered	1978–2020	2003–2026
Worst model year	1996	2018
Best model year	2004	2024
Crashes reported	227	336
Fires reported	335	141
Injuries reported	169	179
Deaths reported	5	6
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	16.5%	6.2%

Buick Regal by year

1 3 1 4 6 10 14 28 181 150 107 303 204 118 146 218 273 174 376 301 245 229 150 139 94 8 1 1 2 441 138 137 51 50 61 26 33 29 3

78 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 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Brakes 867 19.5%

Engine & Cooling 811 18.2%

Electrical System 591 13.3%

Steering 325 7.3%

Lights 241 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 210 4.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 172 3.9%

Airbags 149 3.3%

Chrysler Pacifica by year

1 1,332 1,802 1,056 481 155 6 2,354 1,353 471 259 672 350 244 68 39 16

03 04 05 06 07 08 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 2,402 22.5%

Electrical System 1,426 13.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,423 13.4%

Body & Structure 1,092 10.2%

Steering 725 6.8%

Other & Unspecified 723 6.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 640 6.0%

Suspension 493 4.6%