FaultScore

Worst years for a Daewoo Lanos

Owners have filed 502 complaints about the Daewoo Lanos with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2002. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Daewoo Lanos

246 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

1999 Daewoo Lanos

69 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Daewoo Lanos year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2002 C 35 2 1 36,511 Engine & Cooling
2001 C 147 7 1 40,000 Engine & Cooling
2000 D 246 10 4 48,000 Engine & Cooling
1999 A 69 1 0 73,502 Engine & Cooling
1998 5 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Daewoo Lanos

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 292 58.2%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 84 16.7%

Worst in 2001

Brakes 38 7.6%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 12 2.4%

Worst in 2000

Lights 10 2.0%

Worst in 2000

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 1.8%

Worst in 2000

Suspension 7 1.4%

Worst in 2000

Steering 6 1.2%

Worst in 2000

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 1.2%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 1.2%

Worst in 2000

Seats 6 1.2%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 5 1.0%

Worst in 2000

Wheels 5 1.0%

Worst in 2000

Other & Unspecified 5 1.0%

Worst in 2000

Exactly what failed on a Daewoo Lanos

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Cooling System 54 33.3%
Frontal 48 29.6%
Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings 15 9.3%
Gasoline 11 6.8%
Foundation Components 9 5.6%
Engine 7 4.3%
Recliner 5 3.1%
Headlights 5 3.1%
Belts AND Associated Pulleys 4 2.5%
Wiring 4 2.5%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Daewoo Lanos, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 1999 peak 186 Jun 2015

Daewoo Lanos problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Daewoo Lanos

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.