2000 Buick Century: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 249 complaints
249
Total Complaints
64,218mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,584 25th Percentile
64,218 Median Mileage
83,249 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
31
POWER TRAIN
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
8
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
7
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
6
ENGINE
6

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
2
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"APPLICATION OF BRAKES RESULTED IN SPONTANEOUS RACING OF ENGINE, BOTH FRONT AND REAR WHEELS JUMPED CURB IN SPITE OF HARD BRAKING. CAR STOPPED PRIOR TO ENTERING FREEWAY. *AK"
"VEHICLE WAS IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION, AND THE ANIT-SKID SYSTEM DID NOT RESPOND. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK"
"PLASTIC SPOILER WILL HIT BOTTOM AND SCRAPE WHEN GOING OVER A DIP, CAUSING DRIVER TO HESITATE OR SLOW DOWN SO THAT THE SPOILER WILL NOT HIT HARD. *AK"

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