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Best and worst years for the Buick Skylark

Of the 9 model years of the Buick Skylark with enough data to compare, the 1997 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (69), and the 1990 has the fewest (7).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Buick Skylark 0 35 70 1990: 7 7 '90 1991: 16 '91 1992: 35 '92 1993: 22 '93 1994: 42 '94 1995: 48 '95 1996: 60 60 '96 1997: 69 69 '97 1998: 13 13 '98 2000: 1 '00
  • 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)
19907
199116
199235
199322
199442
199548
199660
199769
199813
20001

What stands out

The 1997 stands out, with about 2.0 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1996.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1997 and 1996. Or the years with the fewest: 1990 and 1998.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
200011
19981334
199769111
199660116
199548119
19944295
19932254
19923548
19911646
1990737