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Buick transmission problems

Owners have filed 1,768 complaints with NHTSA about the transmission on Buick vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 25 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Buick Enclave, 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.

1,768

Complaints

100%

Share of all Buick complaints

67

Crashes

31

Fires

Which Buick models have the most transmission problems

Enclave 359 20.3%

Worst in 2008

Lesabre 267 15.1%

Worst in 1993

Regal 210 11.9%

Worst in 2011

Century 172 9.7%

Worst in 2000

Lacrosse 139 7.9%

Worst in 2012

Rendezvous 120 6.8%

Worst in 2002

Park Avenue 102 5.8%

Worst in 1997

Encore 75 4.2%

Worst in 2015

Verano 52 2.9%

Worst in 2014

Encore GX 51 2.9%

Worst in 2020

Skylark 41 2.3%

Worst in 1995

Riviera 35 2.0%

Worst in 1995

Lucerne 32 1.8%

Worst in 2006

Envision 31 1.8%

Worst in 2017

Rainier 28 1.6%

Worst in 2004

Roadmaster 27 1.5%

Worst in 1992

Worst Buick model years for transmission problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2008 Buick Enclave 141 18% 82,000 C
2000 Buick Century 49 20% 59,985 C
2002 Buick Rendezvous 42 6% 63,000 B
2011 Buick Regal 39 9% 62,400 B
2011 Buick Enclave 38 13% 29,000 C
1993 Buick Lesabre 36 14% 111,427 F
2010 Buick Enclave 34 9% 78,000 A
1997 Buick Lesabre 33 6% 75,000 B
2009 Buick Enclave 33 11% 91,000 A
2001 Buick Lesabre 32 7% 50,000 A
1997 Buick Park Avenue 27 8% 72,000 A
1998 Buick Century 27 10% 48,148 A
2003 Buick Rendezvous 27 7% 66,041 A
2000 Buick Lesabre 24 3% 63,165 A
2012 Buick Lacrosse 24 8% 25,000 B
1992 Buick Lesabre 23 9% 140,000 D
1998 Buick Lesabre 22 4% 98,000 A
2001 Buick Century 21 11% 68,221 A
2014 Buick Enclave 21 6% 40,000 D
1992 Buick Regal 19 9% 98,000 F

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