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Best and worst years for the Buick Regal

Of the 24 model years of the Buick Regal with enough data to compare, the 2011 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (195), and the 2017 has the fewest (17).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Buick Regal 0 100 200 1990: 50 '90 1991: 125 1992: 95 '92 1993: 69 1994: 52 '94 1995: 123 1996: 122 '96 1997: 60 1998: 147 147 '98 1999: 111 2000: 91 '00 2001: 66 2002: 51 '02 2003: 30 2004: 18 18 '04 2005: 5 2008: 0 '08 2009: 0 2010: 2 '10 2011: 195 195 '11 2012: 41 '12 2013: 55 2014: 32 '14 2015: 36 2016: 42 '16 2017: 17 17 '17 2018: 28 '18 2019: 28 2020: 3 '20
  • 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)
199050
1991125
199295
199369
199452
1995123
1996122
199760
1998147
1999111
200091
200166
200251
200330
200418
20055
20080
20090
20102
2011195
201241
201355
201432
201536
201642
201717
201828
201928
20203

What stands out

The 2011 stands out, with about 3.6 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2011 and 1998. Or the years with the fewest: 2017 and 2004.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202033
20192832
20182833
20171726
20164261
20153650
20143251
201355137
201241138
2011195442
201022
200901
200801
200558
20041894
200330139
200251150
200166229
200091245
1999111301
1998147376
199760174
1996122273
1995123218
199452146
199369118
199295204
1991125303
199050107