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Best and worst years for the Buick Park Avenue

Of the 13 model years of the Buick Park Avenue with enough data to compare, the 1997 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (191), and the 2002 has the fewest (18).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Buick Park Avenue 0 100 200 1990: 2 '90 1991: 68 '91 1992: 53 '92 1993: 56 '93 1994: 32 '94 1995: 87 '95 1996: 18 18 '96 1997: 191 191 '97 1998: 187 187 '98 1999: 112 '99 2000: 47 '00 2001: 38 '01 2002: 18 18 '02 2003: 20 '03 2004: 5 '04 2005: 9 '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)
19902
199168
199253
199356
199432
199587
199618
1997191
1998187
1999112
200047
200138
200218
200320
20045
20059

What stands out

The 1997 stands out, with about 3.6 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1995, 1998, 1999.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1997 and 1998. Or the years with the fewest: 2002 and 1996.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
2005910
2004517
20032038
20021841
20013871
200047104
1999112174
1998187327
1997191355
19961868
199587164
19943263
199356102
199253104
199168134
1990212