Buick seat belts problems
Across all Buick models in NHTSA's complaint database, 661 complaints involve seat belts. The Park Avenue accounts for the largest share (21%). The single worst model year is the 1997 Park Avenue with 58 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 661 about seat belts, all Buick models
- Most affected
- Park Avenue 21% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 178 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 81 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Buick models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Park Avenue | 139 | 21% |
| Regal | 110 | 17% |
| Century | 88 | 13% |
| Lesabre | 84 | 13% |
| Enclave | 64 | 10% |
| Riviera | 38 | 6% |
| Skylark | 27 | 4% |
| Encore | 26 | 4% |
| Lacrosse | 25 | 4% |
| Roadmaster | 22 | 3% |
Worst model years for seat belts
- 1997 Buick Park Avenue58 complaints
- 1998 Buick Park Avenue34 complaints
- 1992 Buick Regal31 complaints
- 1997 Buick Lesabre23 complaints
- 1995 Buick Riviera22 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 |
| 1991 | 27 |
| 1992 | 56 |
| 1993 | 27 |
| 1994 | 26 |
| 1995 | 57 |
| 1996 | 32 |
| 1997 | 106 |
| 1998 | 61 |
| 1999 | 37 |
| 2000 | 27 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 178 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.