Hyundai Azera vs Buick Century

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	Hyundai Azera	Buick Century
Complaints on file	995	2,393
Model years covered	2006–2017	1981–2005
Worst model year	2006	1999
Best model year	2010	2005
Crashes reported	57	184
Fires reported	32	48
Injuries reported	35	128
Deaths reported	3	4
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	12.8%	15.2%

Hyundai Azera by year

280 188 101 36 11 35 82 149 61 17 19 16

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Airbags 155 15.6%

Brakes 118 11.9%

Steering 105 10.6%

Electrical System 104 10.5%

Engine & Cooling 86 8.6%

Seats 72 7.2%

Lights 54 5.4%

Seat Belts 48 4.8%

Buick Century by year

1 4 10 11 9 43 32 26 46 49 50 64 71 144 127 110 132 278 287 249 190 204 170 51 35

81 82 83 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 304 12.7%

Brakes 289 12.1%

Electrical System 231 9.7%

Lights 193 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 172 7.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 170 7.1%

Steering 168 7.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 120 5.0%