Buick Regal problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Buick Regal model year, from official NHTSA data.
3,199
NHTSA complaints
30
recall campaigns
14,089
service bulletins (TSBs)
29
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Buick Regal | 18 | 3 | — |
| 2018 Buick Regal | 19 | 3 | 898 |
| 2017 Buick Regal | 20 | 0 | 1,052 |
| 2016 Buick Regal | 41 | 1 | 1,211 |
| 2015 Buick Regal | 33 | 0 | 1,525 |
| 2014 Buick Regal | 38 | 2 | 1,752 |
| 2013 Buick Regal | 91 | 6 | 1,882 |
| 2012 Buick Regal | 92 | 7 | 1,748 |
| 2011 Buick Regal | 279 | 4 | 1,526 |
| 2005 Buick Regal | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2004 Buick Regal | 66 | 2 | 442 |
| 2003 Buick Regal | 101 | 3 | 426 |
| 2002 Buick Regal | 117 | 3 | 406 |
| 2001 Buick Regal | 187 | 6 | 399 |
| 2000 Buick Regal | 184 | 8 | 337 |
| 1999 Buick Regal | 246 | 4 | 101 |
| 1998 Buick Regal | 302 | 4 | 84 |
| 1997 Buick Regal | 136 | 4 | 102 |
| 1996 Buick Regal | 204 | 1 | 43 |
| 1995 Buick Regal | 173 | 1 | 60 |
| 1994 Buick Regal | 110 | 0 | 40 |
| 1993 Buick Regal | 85 | 0 | 22 |
| 1992 Buick Regal | 144 | 0 | 13 |
| 1991 Buick Regal | 200 | 1 | 9 |
| 1990 Buick Regal | 77 | 1 | 6 |
| 1989 Buick Regal | 106 | 1 | 4 |
| 1988 Buick Regal | 123 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 Buick Regal | 25 | 0 | — |
| 1986 Buick Regal | 12 | 0 | — |
| 1985 Buick Regal | 9 | 0 | — |
| 1984 Buick Regal | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1983 Buick Regal | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1979 Buick Regal | 3 | 0 | — |
Common problems
- Buick Regal service brakes, hydraulic problems584
- Buick Regal electrical system problems550
- Buick Regal engine problems417
- Buick Regal engine and engine cooling problems363
- Buick Regal steering problems312
- Buick Regal exterior lighting problems231
- Buick Regal power train problems201
- Buick Regal visibility problems144
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Sands Chevrolet/Hybrid System Fire/StallAQ14001 · opened May 2, 2014 · closed May 22, 2016
- Generator Control Module FiresRQ13003 · opened Jul 5, 2013 · closed Jul 22, 2014
- ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREEA07008 · opened Jun 12, 2007 · closed May 1, 2008