1995 Buick Lesabre: Reliability Data

235
Total Complaints
100,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
18
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
100,000 Median Mileage
130,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
23
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
18
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
9
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
8
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
SEATS
5

Severity Assessment

18
Crashes
3
Fires
26
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CAN'T SEE THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR. TT"
"WHILE DRIVING, STEERING BECAME TEMPORARILY INOPERATIVE WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO TURN, THEN SUDDENLY STEERING CAPABILITY RETURNED. TT"
"WHEN IT RAINS WATER SEEPS INTO TO THE CAR THROUGH THE ROOF. 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