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Daewoo engine problems

Across all Daewoo models in NHTSA's complaint database, 910 complaints involve engine. The Leganza accounts for the largest share (40%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Nubira with 169 engine complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
910 about engine, all Daewoo models
Most affected
Leganza 40% of these complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 309 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 14

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Daewoo models

ModelComplaintsShare
Leganza35940%
Nubira30734%
Lanos23726%

Worst model years for engine

  1. 2000 Daewoo Nubira169 complaints
  2. 2000 Daewoo Leganza156 complaints
  3. 2000 Daewoo Lanos117 complaints
  4. 2001 Daewoo Leganza100 complaints
  5. 1999 Daewoo Leganza90 complaints

Engine complaints by model year

Daewoo engine complaints by model year 0 225 450 1998: 9 '98 1999: 171 '99 2000: 446 '00 2001: 242 '01 2002: 42 '02
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints
19989
1999171
2000446
2001242
200242

Among the 309 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.