Mazda MAZDA5 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	Mazda MAZDA5	Buick Lucerne
Complaints on file	535	1,332
Model years covered	2006–2016	2006–2011
Worst model year	2006	2006
Best model year	2014	2010
Crashes reported	45	119
Fires reported	14	79
Injuries reported	24	77
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Steering	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	15.5%	20.9%

Mazda MAZDA5 by year

103 79 86 81 72 2 48 35 16 11 2

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Steering 102 19.1%

Tires 60 11.2%

Suspension 59 11.0%

Engine & Cooling 44 8.2%

Brakes 40 7.5%

Body & Structure 36 6.7%

Electrical System 25 4.7%

Airbags 25 4.7%

Buick Lucerne by year

456 227 321 185 77 66

06 07 08 09 10 11

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%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 45 3.4%