GMC Envoy XL vs Buick Park Avenue

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	GMC Envoy XL	Buick Park Avenue
Complaints on file	769	1,880
Model years covered	2002–2006	1984–2005
Worst model year	2003	1998
Best model year	2002	2005
Crashes reported	35	95
Fires reported	23	174
Injuries reported	44	64
Deaths reported	2	4
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.5%	17.9%

GMC Envoy XL by year

111 296 227 135

02 03 04 06

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 180 23.4%

Electrical System 175 22.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 56 7.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 53 6.9%

Engine & Cooling 51 6.6%

Lights 49 6.4%

Body & Structure 36 4.7%

Airbags 23 3.0%

Buick Park Avenue by year

2 15 16 14 21 28 12 134 104 102 63 164 68 355 327 174 104 71 41 38 17 10

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 356 18.9%

Brakes 281 14.9%

Electrical System 198 10.5%

Seat Belts 142 7.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 117 6.2%

Steering 114 6.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 102 5.4%

Body & Structure 97 5.2%