Buick Rendezvous Reliability
1,795 NHTSA complaints (2001–2007). Complaint rate: 2933.0 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 2002–2004 Buick Rendezvous (58 crash-related complaints). The 2007 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 Rendezvous Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 215 | 0.9% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 120 | 0.8% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 98 | 1.0% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 72 | 2.8% |
| ENGINE | 70 | 1.4% |
| STEERING | 59 | 11.9% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 45 | 4.4% |
| AIR BAGS | 45 | 55.6% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 44 | 11.4% |
| POWER TRAIN | 44 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001GOOD | — | 4 | 1 | — | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 690 | 24 | 11 | View 2002View→ |
| 2003AVOID | — | 407 | 18 | 17 | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 300 | 16 | 2 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005 | — | 196 | 14 | 1 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006 | — | 131 | 15 | 2 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007GOOD | — | 67 | 7 | — | View 2007View→ |
See also: Buick Rendezvousaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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