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Buick headlight problems

Owners have filed 1,334 complaints with NHTSA about the lighting on Buick vehicles — 5% of everything reported about the brand, across 22 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Buick Lacrosse, worst in 2006.

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.

1,334

Complaints

5%

Share of all Buick complaints

14

Crashes

32

Fires

Which Buick models have the most headlight problems

Lacrosse 502 37.6%

Worst in 2006

Regal 241 18.1%

Worst in 2011

Century 193 14.5%

Worst in 2003

Lesabre 97 7.3%

Worst in 2000

Rainier 57 4.3%

Worst in 2004

Enclave 41 3.1%

Worst in 2013

Park Avenue 34 2.5%

Worst in 1995

Rendezvous 32 2.4%

Worst in 2002

Lucerne 31 2.3%

Worst in 2006

Skylark 25 1.9%

Worst in 1995

Worst Buick model years for headlight problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2006 Buick Lacrosse 158 41% 89,000 F
2007 Buick Lacrosse 126 39% 78,178 F
2005 Buick Lacrosse 86 21% 90,000 C
2008 Buick Lacrosse 62 18% 61,000 C
2003 Buick Century 50 29% 80,000 C
2009 Buick Lacrosse 47 32% 55,000 D
2011 Buick Regal 38 9% 79,500 C
2013 Buick Regal 37 27% 63,000 D
2012 Buick Regal 35 25% 65,500 C
2002 Buick Century 27 13% 56,000 B
1999 Buick Century 24 8% 75,000 A
1998 Buick Century 23 8% 78,000 A
1998 Buick Regal 23 6% 99,000 A
2004 Buick Rainier 22 11% 95,000 B
2000 Buick Lesabre 20 2% 59,000 A
2005 Buick Rainier 17 11% 56,900 A
2000 Buick Century 16 6% 58,900 A
2002 Buick Rendezvous 15 2% 101,000 A
2006 Buick Lucerne 15 3% 550 A
2006 Buick Rainier 12 10% 101,000 C