Buick Lacrosse Reliability
2,885 NHTSA complaints (2005–2019). Complaint rate: 249.7 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2005–2008 Buick Lacrosse (66 crash-related complaints). The 2014–2019 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Buick Lacrosse Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 537 | 2.0% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 459 | 1.1% |
| AIR BAGS | 226 | 15.9% |
| STEERING | 213 | 8.0% |
| ENGINE | 213 | 1.9% |
| SUSPENSION | 129 | 6.2% |
| POWER TRAIN | 124 | 4.8% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 104 | 13.5% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 101 | 2.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 83 | 14.5% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005AVOID | — | 411 | 13 | 8 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 383 | 28 | 11 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 326 | 9 | 25 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 343 | 16 | 9 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 146 | 5 | 8 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 275 | 9 | 14 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 241 | 27 | 2 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012AVOID | — | 297 | 15 | 4 | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 196 | 5 | 3 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 89 | 12 | 1 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 54 | 6 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016GOOD | — | 57 | 3 | 2 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017GOOD | — | 41 | 0 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 19 | 0 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019GOOD | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2019View→ |
See also: Buick Lacrosseaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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