What are the worst Buick Lesabre years?

Q: What are the worst Buick Lesabre years?

Based on NHTSA owner complaints per year on the road, the worst Buick Lesabre years are 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 - complaint rates far above this model's median. The years with the fewest problems relative to time on the road: 1990, 1991, 2005.

Buick Lesabre: best and worst years

Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.

Years to avoid: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001

Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.

Held up best: 1990, 1991, 2005

The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.

2005solid year77 complaints · 0 recalls 2004162 complaints · 0 recalls 2003164 complaints · 1 recalls 2002310 complaints · 2 recalls 2001worst year328 complaints · 0 recalls 2000worst year669 complaints · 5 recalls 1999209 complaints · 2 recalls 1998worst year400 complaints · 1 recalls 1997worst year394 complaints · 2 recalls 199698 complaints · 2 recalls 1995178 complaints · 1 recalls 1994158 complaints · 0 recalls 1993194 complaints · 1 recalls 1992189 complaints · 2 recalls 1991solid year30 complaints · 1 recalls 1990solid year46 complaints · 1 recalls

Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.