FaultScore

Buick electrical problems

Owners have filed 3,990 complaints with NHTSA about the electrical system on Buick vehicles — 14% of everything reported about the brand, across 26 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Buick Lacrosse, worst in 2008.

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.

3,990

Complaints

14%

Share of all Buick complaints

73

Crashes

299

Fires

Which Buick models have the most electrical problems

Lacrosse 595 14.9%

Worst in 2008

Regal 591 14.8%

Worst in 2011

Lesabre 562 14.1%

Worst in 2000

Lucerne 405 10.2%

Worst in 2008

Rendezvous 312 7.8%

Worst in 2002

Enclave 276 6.9%

Worst in 2008

Century 231 5.8%

Worst in 1998

Park Avenue 198 5.0%

Worst in 1997

Rainier 147 3.7%

Worst in 2004

Verano 122 3.1%

Worst in 2014

Skylark 121 3.0%

Worst in 1995

Encore 88 2.2%

Worst in 2015

Envision 66 1.7%

Worst in 2017

Terraza 58 1.5%

Worst in 2005

Encore GX 56 1.4%

Worst in 2024

Riviera 47 1.2%

Worst in 1995

Roadmaster 44 1.1%

Worst in 1994

Envista 40 1.0%

Worst in 2024

Worst Buick model years for electrical problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2008 Buick Lucerne 124 39% 77,801 F
2002 Buick Rendezvous 110 16% 70,000 C
2006 Buick Lucerne 101 22% 38,000 D
2000 Buick Lesabre 90 11% 70,600 C
2008 Buick Lacrosse 85 25% 55,850 D
2004 Buick Rainier 84 41% 59,142 F
2005 Buick Lacrosse 84 20% 95,000 C
2004 Buick Rendezvous 83 28% 65,000 D
2006 Buick Lacrosse 83 22% 77,000 F
2007 Buick Lacrosse 76 23% 78,250 F
2009 Buick Lucerne 76 41% 84,726 F
2011 Buick Regal 76 17% 70,500 D
2008 Buick Enclave 73 9% 85,430 B
2004 Buick Lesabre 68 32% 59,912 D
2007 Buick Lucerne 61 27% 45,000 F
2012 Buick Lacrosse 61 20% 66,000 C
1998 Buick Lesabre 55 11% 83,000 C
2013 Buick Lacrosse 54 27% 62,750 D
1998 Buick Regal 51 14% 93,050 D
2003 Buick Rendezvous 47 12% 66,500 D