Buick Century by model year

2,211 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Buick Century across 16 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Buick Century

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	49
1991	50
1992	64
1993	71
1994	144
1995	127
1996	110
1997	132
1998	278
1999	287
2000	249
2001	190
2002	204
2003	170
2004	51
2005	35

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2005	35	Lighting (26%)		21
2004	51	Lighting (22%)		21
2003	170	Lighting (29%)		21
2002	204	Engine (14%)		21
2001	190	Brakes (15%)	3	21
2000	249	Transmission (15%)	5	21
1999	287	Engine (17%)	3	21
1998	278	Brakes (11%)	2	21
1997	132	Electrical system (17%)	2
1996	110	Brakes (15%)	1	21 to 24
1995	127	Brakes (21%)	1	20
1994	144	Brakes (17%)	6	20 to 24
1993	71	Air bags (20%)	2	19 to 23
1992	64	Brakes (23%)	3	19 to 22
1991	50	Brakes (18%)	2	19 to 22
1990	49	Electrical system (18%)	2	19 to 23