FaultScore

Worst years for a Daewoo Nubira

Owners have filed 573 complaints about the Daewoo Nubira with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2002. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2000 Daewoo Nubira

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

Cleanest on record

1999 Daewoo Nubira

69 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Daewoo Nubira 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 B 34 2 1 24,000 Engine & Cooling
2001 C 131 4 1 40,000 Engine & Cooling
2000 D 332 9 3 39,523 Engine & Cooling
1999 B 69 1 3 57,323 Engine & Cooling
1998 7 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Daewoo Nubira

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

Engine & Cooling 334 58.3%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 114 19.9%

Worst in 2000

Suspension 39 6.8%

Worst in 2000

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 2.4%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 13 2.3%

Worst in 2000

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 1.6%

Worst in 2000

Electrical System 9 1.6%

Worst in 2000

Steering 7 1.2%

Worst in 2000

Body & Structure 6 1.0%

Worst in 2000

Lights 6 1.0%

Worst in 2000

Fuel & Propulsion 4 0.7%

Worst in 2002

Tires 4 0.7%

Worst in 2000

Equipment & Accessories 4 0.7%

Worst in 2000

Wheels 3 0.5%

Worst in 2000

Exactly what failed on a Daewoo Nubira

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

Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings 51 32.1%
Cooling System 27 17.0%
Engine 23 14.5%
Lower ARM 16 10.1%
Control ARM 10 6.3%
Frontal 9 5.7%
Rotor 7 4.4%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 6 3.8%
Belts AND Associated Pulleys 5 3.1%
Foundation Components 5 3.1%

Complaints filed over time

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

Nov 1999 peak 221 Dec 2010

Daewoo Nubira 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 Nubira

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