1990–2020 · 26 model years

Buick Regal recalls & problems by year

118 recalls and 2,972 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. Pick a year for the full record.

Most complaints1998302 complaints

Most recalls200010 recalls

Crashes reported141in owner complaints

Injuries reported1465 deaths

Owner complaints by model yearSelect a bar to open that year

Model year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2020 Regal	—	22–26 mpg	2	2	0	0	0	0
2019 Regal	—	22–26 mpg	3	20	0	0	0	0
2018 Regal	—	22–26 mpg	3	19	5	0	4	0
2017 Regal	5★	22–24 mpg	0	20	1	1	1	0
2016 Regal	5★	22–28 mpg	1	41	0	0	1	0
2015 Regal	5★	22–28 mpg	0	33	1	1	3	0
2014 Regal	5★	22–28 mpg	2	38	1	0	1	0
2013 Regal	5★	22–29 mpg	6	91	6	2	5	0
2012 Regal	5★	22–28 mpg	7	92	3	2	4	0
2011 Regal	—	21–24 mpg	4	280	7	7	7	0
2005 Regal	—	—	0	4	1	0	1	0
2004 Regal	—	20–21 mpg	4	66	0	2	0	0
2003 Regal	—	19–20 mpg	5	101	5	14	7	0
2002 Regal	—	19–20 mpg	5	117	2	23	3	0
2001 Regal	—	20–21 mpg	8	187	5	48	7	0
2000 Regal	—	19–21 mpg	10	184	12	30	5	0
1999 Regal	—	19–21 mpg	8	246	8	44	7	1
1998 Regal	—	19–21 mpg	7	302	7	41	3	0
1997 Regal	—	—	8	136	3	19	2	0
1996 Regal	—	21 mpg	4	204	14	16	21	0
1995 Regal	—	20 mpg	8	173	16	4	14	0
1994 Regal	—	20 mpg	3	110	6	2	7	0
1993 Regal	—	20 mpg	2	85	7	3	13	2
1992 Regal	—	19–20 mpg	2	144	11	5	11	1
1991 Regal	—	20 mpg	7	200	13	4	8	0
1990 Regal	—	19–20 mpg	9	77	7	1	11	1

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

Electrical system567
Service brakes, hydraulic561
Engine421
Engine and engine cooling357
Steering317
Exterior lighting227
Power train193
Visibility150