2012 Buick Regal problems
NHTSA has received 138 complaints about the 2012 Buick Regal, and 25% of them involve lighting. Next are engine (15%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 138 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 100 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 22 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 100 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 66,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Buick Regal with enough data (41 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact owned a 2012 Buick Regal. The contact stated while her husband was attempting to decelerate to speed, the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into an apartment building. No further information was available. The driver and the contact (front passenger) were taken by an ambulance to the hospital to seek assistance with their injuries. No further information was available. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss.
Our necks began to hurt about a few weeks ago. Before then we had not driven the car often or for long durations. Then the more we were in the car, e.g. A 5 day trip to and from new orleans, the more we had neck discomfort. Initially we thought it could be other activity being the cause. But today, after seeing information and illustrations on the internet, we feel that the angle of the headrest on the seat backs is improper and the cause of the problem. What to do? Is there a "recall" on this matter? Sincerely,
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 buick regal. The contact stated that the front driver's seat caught fire while the vehicle was idling. The contact noticed flames coming from the seat. The contact managed to extinguish the fire. There were no injuries. The fire and police departments were also present and a police report was filed. The failure occurred without warning. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist.
Condensation issue in drivers side headlight.this is a manufacturers defect as thousands have complained about this issue and nothing is being done. The entire hid headlight assembly cost $1,320.95 at the dealer without taxes. This is appalling to me that I should have to pay for this problem when clearly this is a manufacturers defect. This is a very serious safety issue. My car did not even have 45,000 miles on it when the headlight went out.
My brake pedal always get stuck depressed down in hot humid weather. You literally have to drive with two feet to lift pedal when time to accelerate. My driver seat also goes in and out when trying to adjust the seat. It will not move unless I play with the power adjuster a few times then it will maneuver. My radio also turns off and on by itself with bluetooth is connected or sometimes the radio wouldn't turn on with car running or turn off while car is off.