Nissan Stanza vs Buick Rainier

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	Nissan Stanza	Buick Rainier
Complaints on file	212	525
Model years covered	1983–1996	2003–2007
Worst model year	—	2004
Best model year	—	2007
Crashes reported	16	33
Fires reported	18	24
Injuries reported	17	14
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	25%	13.5%

Nissan Stanza by year

1 2 7 18 32 7 11 47 43 38 2 1 1 2

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 77 36.3%

Engine & Cooling 26 12.3%

Seat Belts 24 11.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 8.5%

Body & Structure 12 5.7%

Brakes 11 5.2%

Electrical System 7 3.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 3.3%

Buick Rainier by year

1 205 158 117 44

03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Electrical System 147 28.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 93 17.7%

Lights 57 10.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 28 5.3%

Suspension 25 4.8%

Engine & Cooling 22 4.2%

Airbags 22 4.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 22 4.2%