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Buick brake problems

Owners have filed 2,943 complaints with NHTSA about the braking system on Buick vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 25 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Buick Regal, worst in 1991.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

2,943

Complaints

100%

Share of all Buick complaints

252

Crashes

18

Fires

Which Buick models have the most brake problems

Regal 867 29.5%

Worst in 1991

Lesabre 476 16.2%

Worst in 1992

Century 289 9.8%

Worst in 2000

Park Avenue 281 9.5%

Worst in 1991

Rendezvous 150 5.1%

Worst in 2002

Lacrosse 144 4.9%

Worst in 2005

Enclave 126 4.3%

Worst in 2018

Skylark 123 4.2%

Worst in 1997

Roadmaster 63 2.1%

Worst in 1992

Encore 63 2.1%

Worst in 2015

Riviera 60 2.0%

Worst in 1995

Lucerne 56 1.9%

Worst in 2006

Envision 52 1.8%

Worst in 2017

Reatta 45 1.5%

Worst in 1990

Terraza 42 1.4%

Worst in 2005

Encore GX 37 1.3%

Worst in 2020

Worst Buick model years for brake problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1991 Buick Regal 161 53% 67,500 F
1992 Buick Lesabre 91 37% 121,150 F
1988 Buick Regal 91 50% 155,925 F
1993 Buick Lesabre 83 31% 94,910 F
1991 Buick Park Avenue 82 61% — F
1989 Buick Regal 73 49% — F
1992 Buick Regal 69 34% — F
1990 Buick Regal 61 57% — F
2002 Buick Rendezvous 59 9% 73,500 B
1993 Buick Regal 56 47% — F
1996 Buick Regal 52 19% 17,000 D
1995 Buick Regal 49 22% 77,850 D
2003 Buick Rendezvous 49 12% 76,000 D
1997 Buick Park Avenue 44 12% 68,500 C
2000 Buick Lesabre 44 5% 59,000 B
1997 Buick Lesabre 42 8% 57,000 C
2005 Buick Lacrosse 38 9% 27,000 B
1994 Buick Lesabre 36 16% 75,000 F
2011 Buick Regal 34 8% 65,400 A
1998 Buick Regal 32 9% 27,750 B

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