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Buick Regal

Every Buick Regal model year on file, 2015 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years13411 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years62015 to 2020

Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins5,950Summed across model years

By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 41, 31% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Brakes leads the Buick Regal complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes

Electrical system

Engine and cooling

Powertrain

Lighting

Steering

Visibility and wipers

Fuel system

Speed control

Structure

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Buick Regal model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Buick Regal by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2020	Sedan	2	0.0	22	2	0	587
2019	Sedan	19	0.0	141	3	0	673
2018	Sedan	19	26.3	158	3	1	900
2017	Sedan	20	10.0	118	0	0	1,053
2016	Sedan	41	2.4	293	1	0	1,211
2015	Sedan	33	9.1	206	0	0	1,526

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buick Regal

22V-465 Jun 30, 2022
In the event of a vacuum-power brake assist failure, a software error in the electronic brake control module (EBCM) may result in a loss of power…
Brakes · 24k vehicles
19V-762 Oct 24, 2019
Driver or passenger front seat frames may have a lower crossbar that was improperly welded
Seats · 341 vehicles
18V-576 Aug 30, 2018
Rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance
Brakes · 211k vehicles
18V-230 Apr 12, 2018
During the manufacturing process, the rear seat belts may have been improperly routed around the bolster bracket on the rear outboard seats, which…
Seat belts · 8,738 vehicles
16V-108 Feb 24, 2016
Affected vehicles have a power-steering assist system that may fail
Steering · 74 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.