FaultScore

Worst years for a Daewoo Leganza

Owners have filed 541 complaints about the Daewoo Leganza with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2002. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Daewoo Leganza

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

Cleanest on record

2002 Daewoo Leganza

20 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Daewoo Leganza 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 A 20 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2001 C 138 4 1 45,000 Engine & Cooling
2000 D 237 6 10 51,000 Engine & Cooling
1999 C 141 5 3 53,148 Engine & Cooling
1998 5 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Daewoo Leganza

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

Engine & Cooling 408 75.4%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 37 6.8%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 19 3.5%

Worst in 2000

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 2.6%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 14 2.6%

Worst in 1999

Body & Structure 7 1.3%

Worst in 1999

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 1.3%

Worst in 2000

Suspension 6 1.1%

Worst in 2001

Other & Unspecified 6 1.1%

Worst in 2000

Lights 5 0.9%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 4 0.7%

Worst in 1999

Equipment & Accessories 4 0.7%

Worst in 1999

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 0.6%

Worst in 1999

Seat Belts 3 0.6%

Worst in 1999

Exactly what failed on a Daewoo Leganza

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

Cooling System 49 39.8%
Engine 14 11.4%
Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings 13 10.6%
Frontal 11 8.9%
Gasoline 9 7.3%
Automatic Transmission 8 6.5%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 7 5.7%
Belts AND Associated Pulleys 5 4.1%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 4 3.3%
AIR Conditioner 3 2.4%

Complaints filed over time

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

May 1999 peak 290 Jun 2019

Daewoo Leganza 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 Leganza

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