FaultScore

Mitsubishi 3000GT 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 Mitsubishi 3000GT Buick Lucerne
Complaints on file 535 1,332
Model years covered 1991–2002 2006–2011
Worst model year 1994 2006
Best model year 1998 2010
Crashes reported 26 119
Fires reported 2 79
Injuries reported 13 77
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 7.7% 20.9%

Mitsubishi 3000GT by year

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 140 26.2%
Brakes 29 5.4%
Wheels 25 4.7%
Engine & Cooling 18 3.4%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 2.6%
Suspension 11 2.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 2.1%

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%