1990 Buick Regal: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 107 complaints
107
Total Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
5
STRUCTURE
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
1
Fires
11
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODED. REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPERS. TT"
"EMERGENCY BRAKES DID NOT WORK. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28