FaultScore

Daewoo Leganza vs Buick Lucerne

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 Daewoo Leganza Buick Lucerne
Complaints on file 541 1,332
Model years covered 1998–2002 2006–2011
Worst model year 2000 2006
Best model year 2002 2010
Crashes reported 16 119
Fires reported 14 79
Injuries reported 8 77
Deaths reported 1 3
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 7.2% 20.9%

Daewoo Leganza by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 408 75.4%
Brakes 37 6.8%
Airbags 19 3.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 2.6%
Electrical System 14 2.6%
Body & Structure 7 1.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 1.3%
Suspension 6 1.1%

Buick Lucerne by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 405 30.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 137 10.3%
Engine & Cooling 106 8.0%
Body & Structure 103 7.7%
Steering 84 6.3%
Airbags 79 5.9%
Brakes 56 4.2%