Buick lighting problems
Across all Buick models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,316 complaints involve lighting. The Lacrosse accounts for the largest share (38%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Lacrosse with 158 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,316 about lighting, all Buick models
- Most affected
- Lacrosse 38% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 775 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 32
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Buick models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lacrosse | 502 | 38% |
| Regal | 231 | 18% |
| Century | 192 | 15% |
| Lesabre | 96 | 7% |
| Rainier | 57 | 4% |
| Enclave | 42 | 3% |
| Park Avenue | 33 | 3% |
| Rendezvous | 32 | 2% |
| Lucerne | 31 | 2% |
| Skylark | 23 | 2% |
Worst model years for lighting
- 2006 Buick Lacrosse158 complaints
- 2007 Buick Lacrosse126 complaints
- 2005 Buick Lacrosse86 complaints
- 2008 Buick Lacrosse62 complaints
- 2003 Buick Century50 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 15 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 26 |
| 1995 | 44 |
| 1996 | 19 |
| 1997 | 35 |
| 1998 | 55 |
| 1999 | 39 |
| 2000 | 45 |
| 2001 | 24 |
| 2002 | 54 |
| 2003 | 66 |
| 2004 | 48 |
| 2005 | 125 |
| 2006 | 189 |
| 2007 | 147 |
| 2008 | 71 |
| 2009 | 50 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 44 |
| 2012 | 39 |
| 2013 | 45 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 775 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.