Buick tires problems
Across all Buick models in NHTSA's complaint database, 455 complaints involve tires. The Lesabre accounts for the largest share (31%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Lesabre with 37 tires complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 455 about tires, all Buick models
- Most affected
- Lesabre 31% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 172 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Buick models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lesabre | 143 | 31% |
| Regal | 64 | 14% |
| Century | 48 | 11% |
| Park Avenue | 40 | 9% |
| Lucerne | 24 | 5% |
| Lacrosse | 21 | 5% |
| Enclave | 19 | 4% |
| Verano | 18 | 4% |
| Encore | 14 | 3% |
| Roadmaster | 14 | 3% |
Worst model years for tires
- 2000 Buick Lesabre37 complaints
- 1994 Buick Lesabre16 complaints
- 1997 Buick Lesabre15 complaints
- 1998 Buick Regal13 complaints
- 2006 Buick Lucerne10 complaints
Tires complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1992 | 12 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 31 |
| 1995 | 21 |
| 1996 | 19 |
| 1997 | 29 |
| 1998 | 34 |
| 1999 | 27 |
| 2000 | 49 |
| 2001 | 23 |
| 2002 | 18 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 172 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.