1992 Buick Roadmaster: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 105 complaints
105
Total Complaints
142,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
20
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

104,000 25th Percentile
142,000 Median Mileage
175,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
16
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
5
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
4
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
2

Severity Assessment

20
Crashes
1
Fires
27
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. AK"
"REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETAIN CARSEAT WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT"
"VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 6:00 POSITION, DRIVER SIDE SEAT WENT INTO RECLINE POSITION, VEHICLE WAS AT STOP. 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