Buick LucerneYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 943 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Buick Lucerne year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. The Lucerne has 6 safety recalls on record.

Buick Lucerne

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Buick Lucerne years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Lucerne median. Tap a year for its full report.

'06'07'08'09'10'11
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Buick Lucerne problems

All model years combined: 943 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system39956
Fuel/propulsion system10616
Structure10114
Steering8310
Air bags7947
Engine779
Vehicle speed control459
Wheels384
Power train323
21 other systems32637
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Lucerne

  1. NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA08010 · 2006–2008 · closed Sep 8, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-441