Buick body & structure problems
Across all Buick models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,152 complaints involve body & structure. The Lesabre accounts for the largest share (25%). The single worst model year is the 2008 Enclave with 78 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,152 about body & structure, all Buick models
- Most affected
- Lesabre 25% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 668 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 49 and 22
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Buick models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lesabre | 291 | 25% |
| Enclave | 178 | 16% |
| Regal | 113 | 10% |
| Lucerne | 103 | 9% |
| Century | 89 | 8% |
| Park Avenue | 85 | 7% |
| Lacrosse | 66 | 6% |
| Rendezvous | 46 | 4% |
| Terraza | 37 | 3% |
| Roadmaster | 26 | 2% |
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2008 Buick Enclave78 complaints
- 2006 Buick Lucerne60 complaints
- 2003 Buick Lesabre57 complaints
- 2002 Buick Lesabre51 complaints
- 2001 Buick Lesabre50 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 |
| 1991 | 29 |
| 1992 | 34 |
| 1993 | 31 |
| 1994 | 33 |
| 1995 | 58 |
| 1996 | 33 |
| 1997 | 51 |
| 1998 | 41 |
| 1999 | 29 |
| 2000 | 41 |
| 2001 | 67 |
| 2002 | 82 |
| 2003 | 81 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2005 | 42 |
| 2006 | 84 |
| 2007 | 37 |
| 2008 | 96 |
| 2009 | 20 |
| 2010 | 26 |
| 2011 | 40 |
| 2012 | 37 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 668 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.