Buick ReattaYears to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 52 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Buick Reatta.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Buick Reatta 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 Reatta median. Tap a year for its full report.
'88'89'90'91'93
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Complaints by system
Most common Buick Reatta problems
All model years combined: 52 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
38Service brakes, hydraulic4 crash/fire/injury
3Structure
2Visibility
2Service brakes
1Seat belts
1Air bags
1Service brakes, air
1Engine and engine cooling
1Electrical system
22 other systems
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 38 | 4 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 2 | 0 |
| Seat belts | 1 | 0 |
| Air bags | 1 | 1 |
| Service brakes, air | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 1 | 0 |
| 2 other systems | 2 | 1 |
4 recalls
Buick Reatta recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Brake fluid low warning: lamp91V-158 · 1990 · Sep 13, 1991 · 18,904 vehiclesLever and linkage: floor shift90V-164 · 1990 · Sep 6, 1990 · 63,964 vehiclesFrontal: sensor/control module-inactive90V-031 · 1990 · Feb 12, 1990 · 857 vehiclesService brakes, air: antilock89V-056 · 1989 · Apr 5, 1989 · 10,535 vehicles
1 investigation
NHTSA investigations of the Reatta
- FRONT BRAKE STEERING PULLNo recall