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Best and worst years for the Buick Century

Of the 16 model years of the Buick Century with enough data to compare, the 1998 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (145), and the 1991 has the fewest (12).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Buick Century 0 75 150 1990: 22 '90 1991: 12 12 '91 1992: 31 '92 1993: 32 '93 1994: 94 '94 1995: 75 '95 1996: 48 '96 1997: 64 '97 1998: 145 145 '98 1999: 144 144 '99 2000: 110 '00 2001: 117 '01 2002: 112 '02 2003: 79 '03 2004: 19 19 '04 2005: 20 '05
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
199022
199112
199231
199332
199494
199575
199648
199764
1998145
1999144
2000110
2001117
2002112
200379
200419
200520

What stands out

The 1998 stands out, with about 2.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1998 and 1999. Or the years with the fewest: 1991 and 2004.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20052035
20041951
200379170
2002112204
2001117190
2000110249
1999144287
1998145278
199764132
199648110
199575127
199494144
19933271
19923164
19911250
19902249