Buick Regal: 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.
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Years to avoid: 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2011
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
2019solid year19 complaints · 3 recalls2018solid year19 complaints · 3 recalls2016solid year41 complaints · 1 recalls2015solid year33 complaints · 0 recalls2014solid year38 complaints · 2 recalls201391 complaints · 6 recalls201292 complaints · 7 recalls2011worst year280 complaints · 4 recalls200466 complaints · 4 recalls2003101 complaints · 5 recalls2002117 complaints · 5 recalls2001187 complaints · 8 recalls2000184 complaints · 10 recalls1999worst year246 complaints · 8 recalls1998worst year302 complaints · 7 recalls1997136 complaints · 8 recalls1996worst year204 complaints · 4 recalls1995173 complaints · 8 recalls1994110 complaints · 3 recalls199385 complaints · 2 recalls1992144 complaints · 2 recalls1991worst year200 complaints · 7 recalls199077 complaints · 9 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.