Buick Century recalls & problems by year

51 recalls and 1,691 owner complaints across 16 model years (1990–2005).

Most complaints1999235 complaints

Most recalls20007 recalls

Crashes reported144in owner complaints

Injuries reported1432 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2005	—	21 mpg	2	19	1	0	1	0
2004	—	21 mpg	2	39	4	0	5	0
2003	—	21 mpg	2	127	4	2	2	0
2002	—	21 mpg	2	154	9	4	11	0
2001	—	21 mpg	5	145	9	2	5	0
2000	—	21 mpg	7	193	11	1	11	0
1999	—	21 mpg	5	235	18	4	18	0
1998	—	21 mpg	4	218	9	0	9	0
1997	—	—	4	106	4	1	2	0
1996	—	21–24 mpg	2	80	6	1	7	0
1995	—	20 mpg	1	99	10	1	14	0
1994	—	20–24 mpg	6	106	24	4	21	1
1993	—	19–23 mpg	2	54	17	3	13	0
1992	—	19–22 mpg	3	45	10	2	13	1
1991	—	19–22 mpg	2	38	7	2	8	0
1990	—	19–23 mpg	2	33	1	3	3	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Engine and engine cooling — 246 complaints
Service brakes, hydraulic — 241 complaints
Electrical system — 215 complaints
Exterior lighting — 179 complaints
Visibility — 165 complaints
Power train — 164 complaints
Steering — 135 complaints
Vehicle speed control — 110 complaints